Metapopulation dynamics override local limits on long-term parasite persistence

Ecology

Volumn 89, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 3290-3297

  Ram, Karthik ^a,c   Preisser, Evan L ^b   Gruner, Daniel S ^c,d   Strong, Donald R ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS   (United States)

^d Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

Entomopathogenic nematode; Host parasite; Metapopulation; Microparasite; Persistence; Survivorship

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC ORGANISM; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; METAPOPULATION; MORTALITY; NEMATODE; PERSISTENCE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION MODELING; PRAIRIE; SOIL MOISTURE; SURVIVAL; SURVIVORSHIP;

FUNGI; HETERORHABDITIS MARELATUS; NEMATODA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMIDITY; MICROBIOLOGY; NEMATODE; PARASITOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; POACEAE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SOIL; SURVIVAL; TIME;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; HUMIDITY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT ROOTS; POACEAE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RHABDITIDA; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SURVIVAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 56849113946     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/08-0228.1     Document Type: Article

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