@article{fdi:010088841,
  title = {{M}aritime international trade and bioinvasions : a three-year long survey of small mammals in {A}utonomous {P}ort of {C}otonou, {B}enin},
  author = {{B}adou, {S}. and {M}issihoun, {A}. {A}. and {A}gbangla, {C}. and {G}authier, {P}hilippe and {H}ouemenou, {G}. and {D}ossou, {H}. {J}. and {E}tougbetche, {J}. and {A}damjy, {T}asnime and {T}chabi, {A}. and {F}aton, {L}. and {H}ima, {K}. and {E}venamia, {C}. and {D}iagne, {C}. and {B}esnard, {A}. and {D}alecky, {A}mbroise and {D}obigny, {G}authier},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{I}nternational trade has been favouring the dissemination of a wide suite of invasive alien species. {U}pstream prevention through the monitoring of entry points is identified as an appropriate strategy to achieve control of bioinvasions and their consequences. {M}aritime transportation has been responsible for the introduction worldwide of exotic rodents that are major pests for crops and food stocks as well as reservoirs of many zoonotic pathogens. {I}n order to limit further dissemination, the {I}nternational {H}ealth {R}egulation constrains decisions makers and socio-economic stakeholders to manage ship-mediated import/export of rodents within seaports.{U}nfortunately, eco-evolutionary insights into rodent introduction events that could guide preventive actions in seaports are very scarce. {I}n order to bridge this gap, we here describe the results of a 3 year-long survey of small mammals conducted in the {P}ort of {C}otonou, {B}enin. {O}ur aim was to assess the spatiotemporal distribution, diversity and relative abundance of invasive and native rodents.960 small mammal individuals were captured in nine within-seaport sites. {W}e found (i) a marked predominance of invasive species (84% of the individuals belonging to {M}us musculus, {R}attus rattus, {R}. norvegicus), (ii) with native species (i.e. {M}astomys natalensis and the shrew {C}rocidura olivieri) essentially restricted to peripheral non-industrial areas, as well as (iii) a fine-scale spatial segregation stable over time between the invasive {N}orway rats and house mice on the one hand, and the black rats and shrews on the other hand. {F}urthermore, trapping before and after two successive rodent control campaigns indicates that they were ineffective and that subsequent rodent recolonisation occurred 6-12 months following intervention.{S}ynthesis and applications. {O}ur results are discussed in terms of ecological processes at play (e.g. interspecific interactions) and operational recommendations (e.g. assessment of proper eradication units, environmental modifications).},
  keywords = {biological invasions ; community ecology ; international health ; regulation ; invasive rodents ; {M}us ; {R}attus ; seaport ; {W}est {A}frica ; {BENIN} ; {COTONOU}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {A}pplied {E}cology},
  volume = {61},
  numero = {4},
  pages = {669--686},
  ISSN = {0021-8901},
  year = {2024},
  DOI = {10.1111/1365-2664.14557},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010088841},
}