Commensal Rodents in the City of Buenos Aires: A Temporal, Spatial, and Environmental Analysis at the Whole City Level

Commensal rodents are some of the main vertebrate pests in urban areas; however, knowledge about factors that favor them at large scales is scarce. We studied spatial and temporal variations in rodent infestation levels at the whole city scale using the complaints of rodent sightings and questionnai...

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Autores principales: Cavia, R., Muschetto, E., Cueto, G.R., Suárez, O.V.
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Materias:
geographic information system
management decisions
rodent infestation
spatial autocorrelation
urban
vertebrate pest
animal
Argentina
city
environment
epidemiology
rodent
season
socioeconomics
spatiotemporal analysis
statistics and numerical data
Animals
Cities
Environment
Rodentia
Seasons
Socioeconomic Factors
Spatio-Temporal Analysis
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_16129202_v12_n3_p468_Cavia
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spelling todo:paper_16129202_v12_n3_p468_Cavia2023-10-03T16:28:07Z Commensal Rodents in the City of Buenos Aires: A Temporal, Spatial, and Environmental Analysis at the Whole City Level Cavia, R. Muschetto, E. Cueto, G.R. Suárez, O.V. geographic information system management decisions rodent infestation spatial autocorrelation urban vertebrate pest animal Argentina city environment epidemiology rodent season socioeconomics spatiotemporal analysis statistics and numerical data Animals Argentina Cities Environment Rodentia Seasons Socioeconomic Factors Spatio-Temporal Analysis Commensal rodents are some of the main vertebrate pests in urban areas; however, knowledge about factors that favor them at large scales is scarce. We studied spatial and temporal variations in rodent infestation levels at the whole city scale using the complaints of rodent sightings and questionnaire surveys to city neighbors. Demographic, socio-economic, and environmental characteristics handled with a geographic information system were evaluated as possible indicators of rodent infestation. The number of rodent sightings was lower in months with low mean temperature with two months time lag and higher in areas with high number of meat and metal industries. Rodent infestation estimated by the questionnaire survey showed spatial autocorrelation defining large areas with similar infestation levels. It decreased when the apartment density increased, while increased when the proportion of area occupied by shantytowns, the density of meat industries, and the proportion of area occupied by moderate urban development increased. Rodent control programs at the whole city level would have better results if public health pest agencies and/or governments will focus the efforts on areas with more precarious conditions as well as the industrial areas in the cold season when have lower rodent abundances. © 2015, International Association for Ecology and Health. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_16129202_v12_n3_p468_Cavia
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topic geographic information system
management decisions
rodent infestation
spatial autocorrelation
urban
vertebrate pest
animal
Argentina
city
environment
epidemiology
rodent
season
socioeconomics
spatiotemporal analysis
statistics and numerical data
Animals
Argentina
Cities
Environment
Rodentia
Seasons
Socioeconomic Factors
Spatio-Temporal Analysis
spellingShingle geographic information system
management decisions
rodent infestation
spatial autocorrelation
urban
vertebrate pest
animal
Argentina
city
environment
epidemiology
rodent
season
socioeconomics
spatiotemporal analysis
statistics and numerical data
Animals
Argentina
Cities
Environment
Rodentia
Seasons
Socioeconomic Factors
Spatio-Temporal Analysis
Cavia, R.
Muschetto, E.
Cueto, G.R.
Suárez, O.V.
Commensal Rodents in the City of Buenos Aires: A Temporal, Spatial, and Environmental Analysis at the Whole City Level
topic_facet geographic information system
management decisions
rodent infestation
spatial autocorrelation
urban
vertebrate pest
animal
Argentina
city
environment
epidemiology
rodent
season
socioeconomics
spatiotemporal analysis
statistics and numerical data
Animals
Argentina
Cities
Environment
Rodentia
Seasons
Socioeconomic Factors
Spatio-Temporal Analysis
description Commensal rodents are some of the main vertebrate pests in urban areas; however, knowledge about factors that favor them at large scales is scarce. We studied spatial and temporal variations in rodent infestation levels at the whole city scale using the complaints of rodent sightings and questionnaire surveys to city neighbors. Demographic, socio-economic, and environmental characteristics handled with a geographic information system were evaluated as possible indicators of rodent infestation. The number of rodent sightings was lower in months with low mean temperature with two months time lag and higher in areas with high number of meat and metal industries. Rodent infestation estimated by the questionnaire survey showed spatial autocorrelation defining large areas with similar infestation levels. It decreased when the apartment density increased, while increased when the proportion of area occupied by shantytowns, the density of meat industries, and the proportion of area occupied by moderate urban development increased. Rodent control programs at the whole city level would have better results if public health pest agencies and/or governments will focus the efforts on areas with more precarious conditions as well as the industrial areas in the cold season when have lower rodent abundances. © 2015, International Association for Ecology and Health.
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Muschetto, E.
Cueto, G.R.
Suárez, O.V.
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Muschetto, E.
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title Commensal Rodents in the City of Buenos Aires: A Temporal, Spatial, and Environmental Analysis at the Whole City Level
title_short Commensal Rodents in the City of Buenos Aires: A Temporal, Spatial, and Environmental Analysis at the Whole City Level
title_full Commensal Rodents in the City of Buenos Aires: A Temporal, Spatial, and Environmental Analysis at the Whole City Level
title_fullStr Commensal Rodents in the City of Buenos Aires: A Temporal, Spatial, and Environmental Analysis at the Whole City Level
title_full_unstemmed Commensal Rodents in the City of Buenos Aires: A Temporal, Spatial, and Environmental Analysis at the Whole City Level
title_sort commensal rodents in the city of buenos aires: a temporal, spatial, and environmental analysis at the whole city level
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