Epidemiology And Plant Ecology : Principles And Applications - Jos Frantzen

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Epidemiology And Plant Ecology

Principles And Applications

By: Jos Frantzen

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Hardcover | 25 June 2007

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The spatial aspects of epidemics have been a largely ignored feature of plant ecology, yet an understanding of the spatial dynamics of pathogens is essential to quantifying the impact of diseases on wild plants. Moreover, it may provide valuable information for the control of human diseases. This seminal work fulfills such a role by describing the basics of botanical epidemiology within the context of plant ecology. A variety of models are covered to estimate key parameters at both the individual plant and population levels, with emphasis on the value of spatial-temporal models in the evolutionary dynamics of pathogens. Practical methods are presented to validate these models, thus making this book accessible to theorists and empiricists alike.

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Preface	p. ix
List of Symbols	p. xi
Historical background	p. 1
Observations of epidemics	p. 1
Quantification of epidemics	p. 5
Defining epidemic	p. 9
Recommended reading	p. 10
Monocyclic infection processes	p. 11
Infection process	p. 11
Dispersal	p. 17
Net reproductive number	p. 20
Latent period	p. 24
Infectious period	p. 27
Contact distribution	p. 30
Resistance	p. 34
Polycyclic infection processes	p. 41
Start of polycyclic processes	p. 41
Progress of polycyclic processes	p. 46
Factors affecting polycyclic processes	p. 51
Host density	p. 51
Avoidance and resistance	p. 53
Pathogenicity	p. 58
Evolutionary dynamics of pathogens	p. 61
Host-pathogen co-evolution	p. 61
Pathogen competition	p. 63
Trade-off model	p. 68
Adaptive dynamics	p. 71
Modeling spatial dynamics of a pathogen	p. 75
Reaction-diffusion models	p. 75
Epidemic model	p. 79
Traveling versus dispersive wave	p. 83
Insights from modeling	p. 92
Evolutionary dynamics	p. 97
Impact of pathogens on plants	p. 101
Plant strategies	p. 101
Individual level	p. 105
Stress-tolerating plants	p. 105
Ruderal plants	p. 108
Plant competitors	p. 110
Population level	p. 118
Epidemic competition model	p. 118
Matrix population models	p. 125
Flexible deterministic models	p. 130
Outlook	p. 136
Biological weed control	p. 137
Weeds	p. 137
Classical approach	p. 141
Bioherbicide approach	p. 146
System management approach	p. 150
Outlook	p. 152
Bibliography	p. 155
Subject Index	p. 169
Species Index	p. 171
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