Temporal variations in the usefulness of normalized difference vegetation index as a predictor for Ixodes ricinus (Acari: Ixodidae) in a Borrelia lusitaniae focus in Tuscany, central Italy

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 547-555

  Bisanzio, Donal ^a   Amore, Giuseppina ^a   Ragagli, Charlotte ^b   Tomassone, Laura ^a   Bertolotti, Luigi ^a   Mannelli, Alessandro ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b Ufficio Territoriale per la Biodiversità   (Italy)

^c EUROPEAN FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Italy; Ixodes ricinus; Normalized difference vegetation index; Ticks

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BORRELIA; ECOSYSTEM; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ITALY; IXODES; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASON; TIME;

ANIMALS; BORRELIA; ECOSYSTEM; ITALY; IXODES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANTS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS;

ACARI; BORRELIA; BORRELIA LUSITANIAE; IXODES RICINUS; IXODIDA; IXODIDAE; RICINUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 44449089974     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2008)45[547:TVITUO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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