Software to estimate and predict the spatial spread of chronic wasting disease.
July 29, 2026
Repository to investigate CWD spread using the first time of detection by county and comparing those results to what would be predicted based on deer movement distributions.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2026 |
|---|---|
| Title | Software to estimate and predict the spatial spread of chronic wasting disease. |
| DOI | 10.5066/P132GPWX |
| Authors | Paul C Cross, Blake H Lowrey |
| Product Type | Software Release |
| Record Source | USGS Asset Identifier Service (AIS) |
| USGS Organization | Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center (NOROCK) Headquarters |
| Rights | This work is marked with CC0 1.0 Universal |
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