@article{fdi:010068203,
  title = {{F}rom human geography to biological invasions : the black rat distribution in the changing southeastern of {S}enegal},
  author = {{L}ucaccioni, {H}{\'e}lo{\¨ie}se and {G}ranjon, {L}aurent and {D}alecky, {A}mbroise and {F}ossati, {O}dile and {L}e {F}ur, {J}ean and {D}uplantier, {J}ean-{M}arc and {H}andschumacher, {P}ascal},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{I}n the contemporary context of zoonosis emergence and spread, invasive species are a major issue since they represent potential pathogen hosts. {E}ven though many progresses have been done to understand and predict spatial patterns of invasive species, the challenge to identify the underlying determinants of their distribution remains a central question in invasion biology. {T}his is particularly exacerbated in the case of commensal species that strictly depend on humankind for dispersal and perennial establishment of new populations. {T}he distribution of these species is predicted to be influenced by dispersal opportunities and conditions acting on establishment and proliferation, such as environmental characteristics, including spatio-temporal components of the human societies. {W}e propose to contribute to the understanding of the recent spread of a major invasive rodent species, the black rat ({R}attus rattus), in the changing southeastern of {S}enegal. {W}e address the factors that promote the dispersal and distribution of this invasive rodent from the perspective of human geography. {W}e first describe characteristics of human settlements in terms of social and spatial organization of human societies (i.e. economic activities, commercial and agricultural networks, roads connectivity). {W}e then explore the relationship between these characteristics and the distribution of this invasive rodent. {F}inally we propose that historical and contemporary dynamics of human societies have contributed to the risk of invasion of the black rat. {W}e argue that the diffusion processes of invasive species cannot be considered as a result of the spatial structure only (i.e. connectivity and distance), but as a part of the human territory that includes the social and spatial organization. {R}esults suggest that the distribution of invasive rodents partly results from the contemporary and inherited human socio-spatial systems, beyond the existence of suitable ecological conditions that are classically investigated by biologists.},
  keywords = {{SENEGAL}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}los {O}ne},
  volume = {11},
  numero = {9},
  pages = {e0163547 [16 p.]},
  ISSN = {1932-6203},
  year = {2016},
  DOI = {10.1371/journal.pone.0163547},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010068203},
}