Landscape ecology of plague in the American southwest, September 19-20, 2000, Fort Collins, Colorado

Information and Technology Report 2002-0001
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During September 19-20, 2000, a workshop titled "Landscape Ecology of Plague in the American Southwest" was held in Fort Collins, Colorado. The workshop was funded by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)-Earth Surface Processes Team and sponsored by the USGS National Wildlife Health Center. Forty scientists and natural resource managers and administrators representing 8 federal agencies, 4 state agencies, 6 universities, and other local agencies and nongovernment organizations met to discuss historical and current status of plague in the United States, current activities in plague surveillance, research, and management in wildlife, and research and information needs relative to plague control and management. Eleven individual presentations on plague history, status, and trends; diagnostic technologies; epizootiological studies and observations; and control and management strategies and studies, followed by a panel discussion on the impact of plague on wildlife and ecosystems, led the way to extensive group discussions on important plague-related questions, issues and problems. Workshop attendees participated in identifying important research and information needs relevant to control and management of plague in wildlife, and in the process, established new cooperative and collaborative partnerships and enhanced existing relationships upon which future research and information needs can be met. The proceedings from this workshop are intended to be used by the natural resource managers and researchers from the various participating agencies, research facilities, as well as other stakeholders to aid in the development of future research and information programs and funding initiatives related to both zoonotic and sylvatic plague.

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Publication type Report
Publication Subtype Federal Government Series
Title Landscape ecology of plague in the American southwest, September 19-20, 2000, Fort Collins, Colorado
Series title Information and Technology Report
Series number 2002-0001
Year Published 2002
Language English
Publisher U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Contributing office(s) National Wildlife Health Center
Description vi, 24 p.
Conference Title Proceedings of an American southwest workshop
Conference Location Fort Collins, CO
Conference Date September 19-20, 2000
Country United States
Other Geospatial American Southwest
Online Only (Y/N) N
Additional Online Files (Y/N) N
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