The ecology of wildlife disease surveillance: demographic and prevalence fluctuations undermine surveillanceTools Walton, Laura and Marion, Glenn and Davidson, Ross S. and White, Piran C.L. and Smith, Lesley A. and Gavier-Widen, Dolores and Yon, Lisa and Hannant, Duncan and Hutchings, Michael R. (2016) The ecology of wildlife disease surveillance: demographic and prevalence fluctuations undermine surveillance. Journal of Applied Ecology, 53 (5). pp. 1460-1469. ISSN 1365-2664
Abstract1. Wildlife disease surveillance is the first line of defence against infectious disease. Fluctuations in host populations and disease prevalence are a known feature of wildlife disease systems. However, the impact of such heterogeneities on the performance of surveillance is currently poorly understood.
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