Low mammalian species richness is associated with Kyasanur Forest disease outbreak risk in deforested landscapes in the Western Ghats, India
M. Walsh, R. Bhat, V. Nagarajan-Radha, P. Narayanan, N. Vyas, S. Sawleshwarkar, C. Mukhopadhyay
The paper assesses the relationship between mammalian species richness and Kyasanur Forest disease (KFDV) outbreak risk in deforested landscapes of the Western Ghats, finding that low species richness is linked to higher outbreak risk in areas with significant forest loss.
bioRxiv · Apr 8, 2021Ecology