Deforestation, mosquitoes, and ancient Rome: Lessons for today

BioScience

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 756-760

  O'Sullivan, Lara ^a   Jardine, Andrew ^a   Cook, Angus ^a   Weinstein, Philip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ancient Rome; Deforestation; Dryland salinity; Malaria; Mosquitoes

Indexed keywords

EID: 51549083915     PISSN: 00063568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1641/B580812     Document Type: Review

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