Exploring the Effects of Prescribed Fire on Tick Spread and Propagation in a Spatial Setting

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<div>The distribution of infectious nymphs in a heterogeneous domain at various times.</div>

Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine

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Figure 7: Exploring the Effects of Prescribed Fire on Tick Spread and Propagation in a Spatial Setting 