The Relationship of Forest Fragmentation and Lyme Disease

Courtesy Recent Science Inventory records from the EPA  Wed, 07/08/2009 - 10:26

There is increasing recognition that many aspects of human well-being are linked to functions of healthy ecosystems and the services they provide to society at local to global scales.

Societal pressures can contaminate habitats, reduce their area, alter community composition, and otherwise degrade ecosystems in ways that may ultimately result in adverse human impacts.

This research explored the role of forest fragmentation in Lyme disease. Previous studies have shown that highly fragmented forests are unable to support native predators and...

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