Recovering an endangered vole and its habitat may help control invasive house mice

Haswell, Peter M.; López‐Pérez, Andrés M.; Clifford, Deana L.; Foley, Janet E.

doi:10.1016/j.fooweb.2022.e00267

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“…Relatively coarse and climatically derived range tolerance is useful for understanding physiological thresholds and expected distributions. However, such approaches may be prone to localized errors, particularly in geographic regions where directed and targeted management activities have been particularly successful in controlling local house mouse populations or in regions where mice have direct natural competitors [39][40][41].…”

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Mapping the Global Distribution ofMus musculus: Implications for Evolutionary Genetics

Garretson,

Blanco-Berdugo,

Dumont

2024

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House mice (Mus musculus) are a key biomedical research model and important vectors for disease transmission. In the wild, house mice are also an ecologically disruptive invasive species, and their activity is associated with significant economic and agricultural damage and cost. Despite the importance of house mice across these different contexts, the extent of their geographic distribution is not well understood. House mice are human commensals but are nonetheless sensitive to their prevailing environment, indicating that the range of human settlement cannot be used as a reliable proxy. Existing range maps forMus musculusare based on minimum convex hulls informed by potentially biased sampling and do not 1) fully integrate large, digitized data documenting species occurrences, 2) provide insight into the likely species distribution in under-sampled regions, and 3) delineate internal structures of the range, including barriers to dispersal or unsuitable internal habitat. Consequently, we know little about the bioclimatic tolerance and environmental envelope occupied by this species. To address these unknowns, we leverage publicly available mouse sampling and biodiversity data to provide an updated range map ofMus musculusand define the environmental limits of the house mouse distribution. Using genetic data from public archives, we also model the genetic diversity of house mice across our newly updated range. Using these data, we visualize global genetic diversity trends and confirm the ancestral origins ofMus musculusto the region of the Indian subcontinent occupied by modern-day Pakistan and northwestern India. Taken together, our efforts highlight areas where house mice are predicted to be at their environmental tolerance limit, including regions where future sampling efforts may uncover mice with unique adaptive traits.

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Mapping the Global Distribution ofMus musculus: Implications for Evolutionary Genetics

Garretson,

Blanco-Berdugo,

Dumont

2024

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Interspecific interactions, human proximity, and season affect spatiotemporal structure of a Mojave Desert wetlands rodent community with a highly endangered species

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We analyzed the influences of interspecific interactions and environmental factors on rodent community assembly in Mojave Desert wetlands that support the endangered Amargosa vole (Microtus californicus scirpensis). A total of 4927 rodents in six species were captured from 2010 to 2021 within 15 marshes, most frequently including Amargosa voles, harvest mice (Reithrodontomys megalotis), and house mice (Mus musculus), an invasive species. The structure of the community varied considerably over time and by marsh, driven mainly by reductions in harvest mice and increases in Amargosa voles and house mice between 2014 and 2017, and then reductions in Amargosa voles between 2018 and 2021. Northern marshes were dominated by voles, and southern marshes by house mice. Primary determinants of rodent capture rates were interspecific interactions, human proximity, and season. There was a significant inverse relationship between vole and house mouse captures per session, suggesting competitive exclusion. Distance to the nearest town was positively associated with the numbers of voles and negatively associated with the numbers of harvest mice, suggesting that voles may be more sensitive to human disturbance than other rodents. Amargosa voles and harvest mice had annual population cycles with peaks between July and September occurring 6–7 months after rainfall. Our results allow for valuable insight into the influences on community dynamics in desert rodents and highlight that conservation efforts that support Amargosa voles may simultaneously help control house mouse abundance and expansion.

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Opportunities and implementation pathway for China’s forestry development under the “Dual Carbon” strategy

Liu,

Wang,

Nong

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Carbon Res.

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The “Dual Carbon” initiative is a two-stage carbon reduction goal proposed by China, with significant implications for global climate change mitigation. This article examines the impact of the “Dual Carbon” strategy on China's forestry development and explores how to leverage this strategy to facilitate the transformation and advancement of the forestry sector. Current review indicated that forestry has the advantage of achieving higher emission reduction targets at a low cost. Starting with an overview of the “Dual Carbon” strategy, this paper analyzes the carbon sequestration potential of plants and soil, and the challenges and opportunities faced by forestry development under this framework. Furthermore, we outline implementation pathways for forestry development, aiming to provide insights for the progress of China's forestry sector. Overall, it should be noted that the priority is to vigorously develop timber resources, and we also need to vigorously develop and protect forestry talent with the support of China's policies. By trapping into the carbon storage capabilities and leveraging carbon trading mechanisms of forests, a favorable ecological environment can be created, thus achieving the goal of carbon neutrality.

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Recovering an endangered vole and its habitat may help control invasive house mice

Cited by 3 publications

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Mapping the Global Distribution ofMus musculus: Implications for Evolutionary Genetics

Mapping the Global Distribution ofMus musculus: Implications for Evolutionary Genetics

Interspecific interactions, human proximity, and season affect spatiotemporal structure of a Mojave Desert wetlands rodent community with a highly endangered species

Opportunities and implementation pathway for China’s forestry development under the “Dual Carbon” strategy

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