Analyzing the Correlation between Deer Habitat and the Component of the Risk for Lyme Disease in Eastern Ontario, Canada: A GIS-Based Approach

TitleAnalyzing the Correlation between Deer Habitat and the Component of the Risk for Lyme Disease in Eastern Ontario, Canada: A GIS-Based Approach
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2015
JournalISPRS Int. J. Geo-inf
Volume4
Issue1
Start Page105
Date Published08/2015
AuthorsChen D, Wong H, Belanger P, Moore K, Peterson M, Cunningham J
KeywordsGIS; Lyme disease; habitat suitability; multi-criteria decision making
Abstract

Through the application of Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping methods and spatial analysis techniques, this study examines the population dynamics of the black-legged Lyme tick and its primary host, the white-tailed deer, in eastern Ontario, Canada.

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