Landscape connectivity influences the establishment of Phytophthora ramorum

Emiko T. Condeso; Ross K. Meentemeyer

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Landscape connectivity influences the establishment of Phytophthora ramorum

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Authors:

Emiko T. Condeso, Ross K. Meentemeyer

Year:

2008

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Pacific Southwest Research Station

Source:

In: Frankel, Susan J.; Kliejunas, John T.; Palmieri, Katharine M., tech. coords. 2008. Proceedings of the sudden oak death third science symposium. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-214. Albany, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station. pp. 221-222

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Abstract

As the emergence of invasive pathogens and their impacts on ecological communities increases, so has the interest in understanding how landscape pattern (in other words the configuration and composition of suitable habitat) affects their establishment and spread. Plant pathogen invasions are inherently spatial, but few studies have demonstrated the role of landscape pattern on disease dynamics. In this study, we investigated two hypotheses: Does the spatial pattern of host habitat predict Phytophthora ramorum disease severity, and is this relationship scale-dependent?

Parent Publication

Proceedings of the sudden oak death third science symposium

Keywords

Scale, landscape pathology, connectivity, fragmentation

Citation

Condeso, Emiko T.; Meentemeyer, Ross K. 2008. Landscape connectivity influences the establishment of Phytophthora ramorum. In: Frankel, Susan J.; Kliejunas, John T.; Palmieri, Katharine M., tech. coords. 2008. Proceedings of the sudden oak death third science symposium. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-214. Albany, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station. pp. 221-222