Geostatistics as predictive tools to estimate Ixodes ricinus (Acari: Ixodidae) habitat suitability in the western palearctic from AVHRR satellite imagery

Experimental and Applied Acarology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 337-349

  Estrada Peña, Agustín ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Geostatistics; Habitat suitability; Ixodes ricinus; Prediction; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

AVHRR; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TICK;

ACARI; IXODES RICINUS; IXODIDAE;

EID: 0033060281     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006179318393     Document Type: Article

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