Landscape genetics has emerged as a new research area that integrates population
genetics, landscape ecology and spatial statistics. Researchers in this field can combine the …

Phytophthora ramorum, causal agent of sudden oak death, is an emerging plant pathogen
first observed in North America associated with mortality of tanoak (Lithocarpus densiflorus) …

For epidemiologists, evolutionary biologists, and health-care professionals, real-time and
predictive modeling of infectious disease is of growing importance. This book provides a …

Maps of species' distributions or habitat suitability are required for many aspects of
environmental research, resource management and conservation planning. These include …

They may influence us as individuals by their encouragement and guidance; they may affect
their community through their untiring commitment to service and the greater good; or they …

Sudden oak death is a new disease affecting tanoak (Lithocarpus densiflora) and oaks
(Quercus spp) in California and Oregon, caused by the recently described pathogen …

Species distribution models (SDMs) based on statistical relationships between occurrence
data and underlying environmental conditions are increasingly used to predict spatial …

A central challenge to studying emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) is a landscape
dilemma: Our best empirical understanding of disease dynamics occurs at local scales …

During 2001 to 2003, the transmission biology of Phytophthora ramorum, the causal agent of
sudden oak death, was studied in mixedevergreen forest, a common forest type in northern …

Forest pathology inherently involves a landscape perspective, because tree pathogens
propagate according to heterogeneous spatial patterns of flow and isolation. Landscape …