Waterfowl Move Less in Heterogeneous and Human-Populated Landscapes, With Implications for Spread of Avian Influenza Viruses Human-Populated Landscapes, With Implications for Spread of Avian Influenza Viruses.

Teitelbaum, Claire S., Prosser, Diann J., Ahmed, Sakib, Sarowar Alam, A. B. M., Azmiri, Kazi Zenifar, Batbayar, Nyambaya, Bêty, Joël ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8775-6411, Blake-Bradshaw, Abigail, Boiko, Dmitrijs, Buitendijk, Nelleke H., Buler, Jeffrey J., Cabot, David, Casazza, Michael L., Cohen, Bradley, Davaasuren, Batmunkh, Farau, Sébastien, Feddersen, Jamie, Fieberg, John, Fiedler, Wolfgang, Glazov, Peter, Griffin, Larry R., Guillemain, Matthieu, Hagy, Heath, Hardy, Matthew J., Highway, Cory, Hoffman, David, Kang, Tehan, Keever, Allison, Kilburn, Jennifer, Kölzsch, Andrea, Kruckenberg, Helmut, Laaksonen, Toni, Ladman, Brian S., Lee, Hansoo, Lee, Siwan, Lefebvre, Josée, Legagneux, Pierre ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6366-0554, Linssen, Hans, Madsen, Jesper, Masto, Nicholas M., McWilliams, Scott, Quinn, Tori Mezebish, Mitchell, Carl, Moreau, Axelle, Müskens, Gerhard, Newman, Scott, Nolet, Bart A., Nuijten, Rascha J. M., Osenkowski, Jay, Overton, Cory T., Piironen, Antti, Plaquin, Betty, Ramey, Andrew M., Rodrigue, Jean, Rodrigues, David, Schreven, Kees H. T., Si, Yali, Sullivan, Jeffery D., Takekawa, John, Thomas, Philippe J., Toor, Mariëlle van, Waldenström, Jonas, Williams, Christopher K., Wolfson, David W., Xu, Fei, Brosnan, Ian G. et De La Cruz, Susan E. W. (2026). Waterfowl Move Less in Heterogeneous and Human-Populated Landscapes, With Implications for Spread of Avian Influenza Viruses Human-Populated Landscapes, With Implications for Spread of Avian Influenza Viruses. Ecology Letters, 29 (1).

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Résumé

Animal movements contribute to the spread of infectious diseases and are driven in part by environmental conditions. We investigated the links among the environment, animal movement, and infectious disease dynamics in waterfowl, which are among the primary wildlife hosts of avian influenza viruses. By combining telemetry data on 4606 individuals from 26 waterfowl species with data on land cover, weather, and vegetation, we found that waterfowl moved less in areas of higher land cover heterogeneity and higher human population density. Moreover, predicted waterfowl movement distances were weakly but positively correlated with distances between detections of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza in wild waterfowl, suggesting that environmental conditions might contribute to the spread of this disease via their effects on bird movements. By considering wildlife movements alongside other drivers of infectious disease dynamics, such as livestock production and human mobility, we move closer to predicting outbreaks and informing interventions.

Type de document :	Article
Validation par les pairs :	Oui
Mots-clés :	Animal movement ; Avian influenza ; Dispersal ; Land cover ; Vegetation ; Waterbirds ; Weather / Déplacement des animaux ; Grippe aviaire ; Dispersion ; Couverture terrestre ; Végétation ; Oiseaux aquatiques ; Conditions météorologiques
Départements et unités départementales :	Département de biologie, chimie et géographie
Date de dépôt :	14 oct. 2026 15:44
Dernière modification :	14 oct. 2026 15:44
URI :	https://semaphore.uqar.ca/id/eprint/3688