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- Title
Climate, soils, and connectivity predict plague epizootics in black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus).
- Authors
Savage, Lisa T.; Reich, Robin M.; Hartley, Laurel M.; Stapp, Paul; Antolin, Michael F.
- Abstract
The article investigates the connection of spatial distribution, climate and soil moisture-holding capacity in plague epizootics in black-tailed prairie dogs, Cynomys ludovicianus, in northeastern Colorado. The study uses regression model that was parameterized using data from 1981 to 2003 and validated with data from 2004 to 2005. The study suggests that plague occurrence depends upon direct climatic effects on flea vectors and the plague pathogen.
- Subjects
COLORADO; BLACK-tailed prairie dog; PLAGUE; TRANSMISSION of pathogenic microorganisms; SOIL moisture
- Publication
Ecological Applications, 2011, Vol 21, Issue 8, p2933
- ISSN
1051-0761
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1890/10-1946.1