Citizen science helps predict risk of emerging infectious disease

Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 189-194

  Meentemeyer, Ross K ^a   Dorning, Monica A ^a   Vogler, John B ^a   Schmidt, Douglas ^b   Garbelotto, Matteo ^b,c  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFECTIOUS DISEASE; PATHOGEN; PREDICTION; PUBLIC ACCESS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; STAKEHOLDER; URBAN ECOSYSTEM;

PHYTOPHTHORA RAMORUM;

EID: 84928942126     PISSN: 15409295     EISSN: 15409309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/140299     Document Type: Article

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