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Index of Subjects --0000000000000a8b9705a4af2020 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Forest fragmentation appears to be a factor in rising Lyme disease *Forest ecology shapes Lyme disease risk in the eastern US* <https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180709132727.htm> Science Daily, July 9, 2018 =E2=80=9CIn the eastern US, risk of contracting= Lyme disease is higher in fragmented forests with high rodent densities and low numbers of resident fox, opossum, and raccoons. These are among the findings from an analysis of 19 years of data on the ecology of tick-borne disease in a forested landscape.=E2=80=9D The scientific paper cited: Richa= rd S. Ostfeld et al. 2018 Tick-borne disease risk in a forest food web <https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ecy.2386>. *Ecology* 99(7), 2018, pp. 1562=E2=80=931573. *Deer, predators, and the emergence of Lyme disease* <https://www.pnas.org/content/109/27/10942.short> Taal Levi et al., 2012 In PNAS 109 (27) 10942-10947 =E2=80=9CThe continuing= and rapid increase in Lyme disease over the past two decades, long after the recolonization of deer, suggests that other factors, including changes in the ecology of small-mammal hosts may be responsible for the continuing emergence of Lyme disease=E2=80=A6 These results suggest that changes in pr= edator communities may have cascading impacts that facilitate the emergence of zoonotic diseases, the vast majority of which rely on hosts that occupy low trophic levels.=E2=80=9D On Sat, May 2, 2020 at 3:02 PM N Robinson <nrobbyn@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > Perhaps more germane to this forum is this article in *Scientific > American*: > > > https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/stopping-deforestation-can-pre= vent-pandemics/ > > Can we apply this to N.S. as well? > > Nancy > > On Sat, May 2, 2020 at 11:12 AM Liz <edoull@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: > >> Yes, please, and let's enjoy going out for a change! >> >> Thanks >> >> Liz >> >> From: <naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca> on behalf of David Patriquin < >> davidgpatriquin@gmail.com> >> Reply-To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> >> Date: Saturday, May 2, 2020 at 10:09 AM >> To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> >> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Covid lock down >> >> Respectfully, it would be really nice if we now closed the discussion on >> Covid19 on this forum. It has already had a few, in my view, unfortunate= , >> casualties, and there are plenty of outlets elsewhere. And the parks are >> now open, so let's enjoy them (with all of the appropriate precautions). >> >> On Thu, Apr 30, 2020 at 9:34 AM David Webster <dwebster@glinx.com> wrote= : >> >>> Dear All, >>> >>> This item on Facebook is I think relevant to our current condition= s >>> re access to nature. >>> >>> >>> https://www.bitchute.com/video/WLp53rpJ2B7i/?fbclid=3DIwAR1yRlC5SAPFgLv= blstoMSbi6km9cxFBN43ZIuyExf10UVs9gUk2A5yDMgA >>> >>> Dave, Kentville >>> >>> > > -- > Nancy Robinson > 514-605-7186 > > > --0000000000000a8b9705a4af2020 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">Forest fragmentation appears to be a factor in rising Lyme= disease<div><br></div><div><p style=3D"background-image:initial;background= -position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;backgro= und-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;border:0px;margin:0px 0px 24px;p= adding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Georgia,= "Bitstream Charter",serif;font-size:16px"><a href=3D"https://www.= sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180709132727.htm" style=3D"background:tra= nsparent;border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rg= b(153,153,0);text-decoration-line:none"><strong style=3D"background:transpa= rent;border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Forest ecol= ogy shapes Lyme disease risk in the eastern US</strong></a><br>Science Dail= y, July 9, 2018 =E2=80=9CIn the eastern US, risk of contracting Lyme diseas= e is higher in fragmented forests with high rodent densities and low number= s of resident fox, opossum, and raccoons. These are among the findings from= an analysis of 19 years of data on the ecology of tick-borne disease in a = forested landscape.=E2=80=9D The scientific paper cited: Richard S. Ostfeld= et al. 2018=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/do= i/pdf/10.1002/ecy.2386" style=3D"background:transparent;border:0px;margin:0= px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(153,153,0);text-decoration= -line:none">Tick-borne disease risk in a forest food web</a>.=C2=A0<em styl= e=3D"background:transparent;border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-alig= n:baseline">Ecology</em>=C2=A099(7), 2018, pp. 1562=E2=80=931573.</p><p sty= le=3D"background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:= initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip= :initial;border:0px;margin:0px 0px 24px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline= ;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Georgia,"Bitstream Charter",seri= f;font-size:16px"><a href=3D"https://www.pnas.org/content/109/27/10942.shor= t" style=3D"background:transparent;border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertic= al-align:baseline;color:rgb(153,153,0);text-decoration-line:none"><strong s= tyle=3D"background:transparent;border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-a= lign:baseline">Deer, predators, and the emergence of Lyme disease</strong><= /a><br>Taal Levi et al., 2012 In PNAS 109 (27) 10942-10947 =E2=80=9CThe con= tinuing and rapid increase in Lyme disease over the past two decades, long = after the recolonization of deer, suggests that other factors, including ch= anges in the ecology of small-mammal hosts may be responsible for the conti= nuing emergence of Lyme disease=E2=80=A6 These results suggest that changes= in predator communities may have cascading impacts that facilitate the eme= rgence of zoonotic diseases, the vast majority of which rely on hosts that = occupy low trophic levels.=E2=80=9D</p><p style=3D"background-image:initial= ;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:init= ial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;border:0px;margin:0px= 0px 24px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-fami= ly:Georgia,"Bitstream Charter",serif;font-size:16px"></p></div></= div><br><div class