Remote sensing (normalized difference vegetation index) classification of risk versus minimal risk habitats for human exposure to Ixodes pacificus (Acari: Ixodidae) nymphs in Mendocino County, California

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 75-81

  Eisen, Rebecca J ^a   Eisen, Lars ^a   Lane, Robert S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ixodes pacificus; Landsat; Lyme disease; Normalized difference vegetation index; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ARTHROPODA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BORRELIA; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; IXODES; IXODES PACIFICUS; IXODIDAE;

EID: 12844276775     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/42.1.75     Document Type: Article

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