Climatic similarity and biological exchange in the worldwide airline transportation network

Recent increases in the rates of biological invasion and spread of infectious diseases have been linked to the continued expansion of the worldwide airline transportation network (WAN). Here, the global structure of the WAN is analysed in terms of climatic similarity to illuminate the risk of delibe...

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Main Authors: Tatem, A, Hay, S
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Royal Society 2007
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