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Document Type
Thesis - University Access Only
Award Date
2015
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department / School
Geography
First Advisor
Trisha Jackson
Keywords
Lyme disease, forest fragmentation, land cover change
Abstract
Anthropogenic ecosystem disturbance has been determined to be largely responsible for the emergence and expansion of Lyme disease. The project presented here furthers our understanding of this relationship by focusing on the effect of forest fragmentation on Lyme disease rate increases in Wisconsin. Land cover change over two time periods 2001-2006, 2006-2011, five forest fragmentation metrics, two climate variables, and Lyme disease incidence data are used analyze the relationship between changing climate and land cover patterns and disease incidence. Analysis of land cover change, fragmentation metrics, and climate variables demonstrated strong correlations with Lyme disease incidence.
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Lyme disease -- Wisconsin Landscape changes -- Wisconsin Spatial analysis (Statistics) Medical geography
Description
Includes bibliographical references (pages 37-43)
Format
application/pdf
Number of Pages
51
Publisher
South Dakota State University
Recommended Citation
Richardson, Brad, "The Geography of Lyme Disease in Wisconsin : a Spatio-temporal Analysis of Landscape Patterns and Disease Incidence" (2015). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 1897.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/etd/1897
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