@article{fdi:010085313,
  title = {{S}ocio-environmental changes and rodent populations in lowland agroecosystems of the lower delta of the {R}iver {S}enegal, {W}est {A}frica : results of observations over a decade, 2008-2019},
  author = {{N}iang, {C}. {T}. and {K}ane, {M}. and {N}iang, {Y}. and {S}arr, {N}. and {M}arch, {L}aura and {T}atard, {C}. and {A}rtige, {E}. and {D}iagne, {C}hristophe and {M}oron, {V}. and {M}auffrey, {J}. {F}. and {N}ous, {C}. and {B}a, {K}. and {L}affont-{S}chwob, {I}. and {B}al, {A}. {B}. and {D}alecky, {A}mbroise},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{I}n the context of food self-sufficiency, the {R}iver {S}enegal {V}alley has been undergoing profound environmental changes for several decades. {R}ice production has increased due to the development of vast irrigated perimeters, which has been accompanied by recurrent proliferations of rodent populations that are crop pests and reservoirs of zoonoses. {T}he aim of our study was to determine the factors underlying these phases of increased rodent abundance over a ten-year (2008 to 2019) sampling period during the hot dry season ({F}ebruary-{M}ay). {A} total of 1,867 rodents of four species were captured, among which {A}rvicanthis niloticus and {M}astomys huberti dominated. {O}ur results showed that, during this season, rodent abundance (i) increases significantly with rainfall from the previous year, (ii) is higher in cultivated than in uncultivated plots, (iii) increases with plant cover, (iv) increases, for {M}. huberti, with the presence of open water. {W}e showed that in an area that was first sparsely cultivated and then impacted by hydro-agricultural rehabilitation of irrigation and drainage infrastructure, the abundance of {A}. niloticus changed following this program, reaching the level of a nearby area that has been intensively cultivated for decades. {M}oreover, we showed that the proportion of adults among the captured individuals was lower in rice plots than in vegetable gardening fields and uncultivated plots. {T}he breeding pattern of adult individuals was also affected by land use. {R}esults suggest that uncultivated areas and vegetable gardening fields constitute refuge and breeding ground hotspots and would thus form a starting point for the invasion of rice fields. {F}ollowing these results, we advocate for regular monitoring of rodent breeding and abundance patterns, with a special focus on these refuge areas, particularly during the hot dry season. {W}e recommend implementing effective and sustainable science-based control strategies at national and community levels to keep rodent populations within tolerable limits.},
  keywords = {rodent outbreak ; breeding pattern ; irrigation and water resource ; management project ; {M}illennium {C}hallenge {A}ccount-{S}enegal ; {SENEGAL} ; {SENEGAL} {DELTA}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {V}ertebrate {B}iology},
  volume = {71},
  numero = {},
  pages = {22015 [23 ]},
  ISSN = {2694-7684},
  year = {2022},
  DOI = {10.25225/jvb.22015},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010085313},
}