Why are plant pathogens under-represented in eco-climatic niche modelling?. Issue 3 (3rd July 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ireland, Kylie B.; Kriticos, Darren J.
• Is Part Of: International journal of pest management. Volume 65:Issue 3(2019)
• Page Start: 207
• Page End: 216
• Publication Date: 2019-07-03
• Subjects: Biological control -- CLIMEX -- entomology -- niche modelling -- plant disease -- plant pathology; Pests -- Control -- Periodicals; Agricultural pests -- Periodicals; Plant diseases -- Periodicals; Pesticides -- Periodicals; 632.9
• DOI: 10.1080/09670874.2018.1543910
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0967-0874

Abstract

Abstract: Eco-climatic niche models are powerful tools for assessing the potential range of plant pests and pathogens, widely applied in comprehensive pest risk assessments globally. We conducted a bibliometric analysis comparing the number of CLIMEX models developed for plant pathogens and plant arthropod pests. We found that plant pathogens were statistically significantly under-represented, with fungal plant pathogens less than half as likely as plant insect pests to be the subject of a published CLIMEX niche model. We explore key factors that may account for this disparity, including inconsistent experimental paradigms and lack of cross-disciplinary (i.e., plant pathology and modelling) expertise.