Title
Assessment of rodent communities in two provinces of Cambodia
Author(s)
Fillieux, Caroline;Chea, Sokha;Ramassamy, Jill-Lea;Hul, Vibol;Olson, Sarah;Fine, Amanda;Dussart, Philippe;Phimpraphi, Waraphon;Horwood, Paul F.;Pruvot, Mathieu
Published
2017
Publisher
Cambodian Journal of Natural History
Abstract
Rodents play an important role in regulating ecosystems,
in particular through seed dispersion and predation, and
constitute a prey for mesopredators. However, rodents
are considered pests in rural areas because they can cause
signifi cant damage to crops, especially during episodes
of sudden population growth (Singleton, 2003). Rodents
are also carriers or reservoirs for numerous zoonotic
diseases that represent a serious threat to human health
(Meerburg et al., 2009; Luis et al., 2013; Olival et al., 2017).
Multi-site assessments of rodent communities are consequently
needed to understand the implications of various
spatio-temporal factors on these ecosystem services, the
epidemiology of rodent-borne diseases, and other interactions
with humans.
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