When environmentally persistent pathogens transform good habitat into ecological traps

Habitat quality plays an important role in the dynamics and stability of wildlife metapopulations. However, the benefits of high-quality habitat may be modulated by the presence of an environmentally persistent pathogen. In some cases, the presence of environmental pathogen reservoirs on high-qualit...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Leach, Clinton B., Webb, Colleen T., Cross, Paul C.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society Publishing 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4821283/