Differentiating spillover: an examination of cross-habitat movement in ecology spillover in ecology.

ABSTRACT: Organisms that immigrate into a recipient habitat generate a movement pattern that affects local population dynamics and the environment. Spillover is the pattern of unidirectional movement from a donor habitat to a different, adjacent recipient habitat. However, ecological definitions are often generalized to include any cross-habitat movement, which limits within- and cross-discipline collaboration. To assess spillover nomenclature, we reviewed 337 studies within the agriculture, disease, fisheries and habitat fragmentation disciplines. Each study's definition of spillover and the methods used were analysed. We identified four descriptors (movement, habitat type and arrangement, and effect) used that differentiate spillover from other cross-habitat movement patterns (dispersal, foray loo

SUBMITTER: Harman RR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10865012 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature