Biocomplexity of introduced avian diseases in Hawaii: threats to biodiversity of native forest ecosystems

Author:

Woodworth, Bethany L., Atkinson, Carter T., Samuel, Michael D., LaPointe, Dennis A., Banko, Paul C., Ahumada, Jorge A.

Title:

Biocomplexity of introduced avian diseases in Hawaii: threats to biodiversity of native forest ecosystems

Periodical:

USGS Fact Sheets

Year:

2005

Pages:

4 p.

Subject:

Birds diseases Forest birds Introduced bird diseases

Summary:

The past quarter century has seen an unprecedented increase in the number of new and re-emerging diseases throughout the world, with serious implications for humans, domestic animals, and wildlife. The rise in emergent diseases is attributed to many factors, including human alteration of habitats, accelerated transportation of vectors and pathogens, and anthropologic climate change. Climate change, in particular, can lead to geographic range shifts and large changes in prevalence of vector-borne diseases because temperature can affect vector distribution, as well as parasite development and transmission rates.

URL:

https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/fs20053139

Date:

December 2005

Collection:

Monographs