Why are plant pathogens under-represented in eco-climatic niche modelling?

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Author(s): Ireland KB, Kriticos DJ

Year: 2019

Title: Why are plant pathogens under-represented in eco-climatic niche modelling?

Source: International Journal of Pest Management, 1-8

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AbstractEco-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.

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