Skip to main content

Search from vocabulary

Content language

Concept information

This concept has been deprecated.

deprecated concept > biological invasion

Preferred term

biological invasion  

Is replaced by

Definition

  • [Lucy Tiemi Takahashi] Biological invasion is an important area of research in mathematical biology and more so if itconcerns species which are vectors for diseases threatening the public health of large populations.That is certainly the case for Aedes aegypti and the dengue epidemics in South America. Without theprospect of an effective and cheap vaccine in the near future, any feasible public policy forcontrolling the dengue epidemics in tropical climates must necessarily include appropriatestrategies for minimizing the mosquito population factor...

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • biological invasions

Scope note

  • MS Academic Keywords

URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/msa0121

Download this concept:

RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD Created 8/3/16, last modified 3/21/22