The spore of the beans: Spatially explicit models predict coffee rust spread in fragmented landscapes
E. Beasley, N. Aristizabal, E. Bueno, E. White
The paper models coffee rust spread in fragmented landscapes, finding that coffee plant clustering is the main driver of rust transmission, with deforestation exacerbating outbreaks in clustered landscapes.
bioRxiv · Oct 16, 2020 · PreprintEcology