For at least five decades, tsetse biologists have observed that the populations of some species of tsetse (particularly species in the morsitans group of flies) decline as fly habitat is converted into cultivated land and host populations are decimated by hunting. Some have even suggested that ts...
Reid, Robin S.
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Kruska, R.L.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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[Will human population growth and land-use change control tsetse during our life times?]
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Will human population growth and land-use change control tsetse during our life times?
More effective control of tsetse-transmitted trypanosomiasis may open vast areas of Africa to livestock production, both increasing food production and endangering biodiversity on the continent. This paper Reports on the Development of a conceptual model of the linkages between trypanosomiasis co...
Reid, Robin S.
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Kruska, R.L.
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Ellis, J.E.
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Wilson, C.J.
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Perry, Brian D.
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[Environmental impacts of trypanosomiasis control through land-use change: Conceptual model, approach and preliminary results]
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Environmental impacts of trypanosomiasis control through land-use change: Conceptual model, approach and preliminary results
To understand the environmental impacts of controlling trypanosomosis, there are two principle questions to answer: 1) How does controlling trypanosomosis affect the pattern and rate of land-use/land cover change? 2) If these changes occur, how do they affect ecosystem structure and function? For...
Reid, Robin S.
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[Impacts of trypanosomosis on land-use and the environment in Africa: State of our knowledge and future directions]
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Impacts of trypanosomosis on land-use and the environment in Africa: State of our knowledge and future directions
The controversy over the possible impacts of trypanosomiasis control on African ecological and socioeconomic systems exemplifies the classic polarization of arguments for development and conservation. On one hand, Africa's rapidly expanding human populations require expanded food supplies, and tr...
Reid, Robin S.
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Curry, J.J.
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Swallow, B.M.
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Mukhebi, A.W.
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Perry, Brian D.
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Ellis, J.E.
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[Ecological, social and economic impacts of trypanotolerance: collaborative research in Central and West Africa]
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Ecological, social and economic impacts of trypanotolerance: collaborative research in Central and West Africa