2005
Forest fragmentation predicts local scale heterogeneity of Lyme disease risk
Brownstein JS, Skelly DK, Holford TR, Fish D. Forest fragmentation predicts local scale heterogeneity of Lyme disease risk. Oecologia 2005, 146: 469-475. PMID: 16187106, DOI: 10.1007/s00442-005-0251-9.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1997
Landscape characterization of peridomestic risk for Lyme disease using satellite imagery.
Dister S, Fish D, Bros S, Frank D, Wood B. Landscape characterization of peridomestic risk for Lyme disease using satellite imagery. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1997, 57: 687-92. PMID: 9430528, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1997.57.687.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk propertiesGeographic information systemLandsat Thematic Mapper (TM) dataFine-scale differencesLarge geographic areasThematic Mapper dataLandscape compositionLandscape variablesVegetation structureVegetation abundanceLandscape characterizationDisease exposure riskBroadleaf treesOpen lawnSatellite imageryGreater proportionExposure riskCommunityGeographic areasDrag samplingScale differencesWetterSpectral indexInformation systemsIxodes scapularis nymphs