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Title: | More rapid and severe disease outbreaks for aquaculture at the tropics: implications for food security | Contributor(s): | Leung, Tommy (author); Bates, Amanda E (author) | Publication Date: | 2013 | Open Access: | Yes | DOI: | 10.1111/1365-2644.12017 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/13001 | Abstract: | 1. Aquaculture is replacing capture fisheries in supplying the world with dietary protein. Although disease is a major threat to aquaculture production, the underlying global epidemiological patterns are unknown. 2. We analysed disease outbreak severity across different latitudes in a diverse range of aquaculture systems. 3. Disease at lower latitudes progresses more rapidly and results in higher cumulative mortality, in particular at early stages of development and in shellfish. 4. Tropical countries suffer proportionally greater losses in aquaculture during disease outbreaks and have less time to mitigate losses. 5. Synthesis and applications: Disease can present a major problem for food production and security in equatorial regions where fish and shellfish provide a major source of dietary protein. As the incidences of some infectious diseases may increase with climate change, adaptation strategies must consider global patterns in disease vulnerability of aquaculture and develop options to minimize impacts on food production. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Journal of Applied Ecology, 50(1), p. 215-222 | Publisher: | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd | Place of Publication: | United Kingdom | ISSN: | 1365-2664 1472-0043 0021-8901 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 060899 Zoology not elsewhere classified 070401 Aquaculture 070404 Fish Pests and Diseases 060299 Ecology not elsewhere classified |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 300501 Aquaculture 310399 Ecology not elsewhere classified 310999 Zoology not elsewhere classified |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 830199 Fisheries - Aquaculture not elsewhere classified 970106 Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 280102 Expanding knowledge in the biological sciences | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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