Disease spread in small-size directed trade networks: The role of hierarchical categories

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1300-1309

  Pautasso, Marco ^a   Xu, Xiangming ^b   Jeger, Mike J ^a   Harwood, Thomas D ^c   Moslonka Lefebvre, Mathieu ^a,d   Pellis, Lorenzo ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b EAST MALLING RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

^d AGROPARISTECH   (France)

Author keywords

Commercial transport; Disease management; Exotic plant pathogens; Migration pathways; Network epidemiology; Ornamental trade; Small world networks; Spread of ideas; Sudden Oak Death; Susceptible Infected Susceptible

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY; DECIDUOUS TREE; DISEASE SPREAD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FOOD WEB; MIGRATION ROUTE; ORNAMENTAL SPECIES; POPULATION OUTBREAK; RISK ASSESSMENT;

PHYTOPHTHORA; PHYTOPHTHORA RAMORUM;

EID: 78149312773     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2010.01884.x     Document Type: Article

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