Local scale effects of disease on biodiversity

EcoHealth

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 287-295

  Smith, Katherine F ^a,b   Behrens, Michael D ^c   Sax, Dov F ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ECOHEALTH ALLIANCE   (United States)

^c PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Community; Disease; Local scale; Population

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIODIVERSITY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FAGACEAE; KELP; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOSIS; PLAGUE; PLANT DISEASE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REVIEW; RODENT DISEASE; SCIURIDAE; SEA URCHIN; TREE;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FAGACEAE; KELP; MYCOSES; PLAGUE; PLANT DISEASES; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RODENT DISEASES; SCIURIDAE; SEA URCHINS; TREES;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; CYNOMYS;

EID: 77951022428     PISSN: 16129202     EISSN: 16129210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10393-009-0254-9     Document Type: Review

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