Abundance modelling of invasive and indigenous Culicoides species in Spain

In this paper we present a novel methodology applied in Spain to model spatial abundance patterns of potential vectors of disease at a medium spatial resolution of 5 x 5 km using a countrywide database with abundance data for five <em>Culicoides</em> species, random regression Forest mod...

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Main Authors: Els Ducheyne, Miguel A. Miranda Chueca, Javier Lucientes, Carlos Calvete, Rosa Estrada, Gert-Jan Boender, Els Goossens, Eva M. De Clercq, Guy Hendrickx
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2013-11-01
Series:Geospatial Health
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Online Access:http://www.geospatialhealth.net/index.php/gh/article/view/70