1.0FracTracker Alliancehttps://www.fractracker.orgFracTracker Alliancehttps://www.fractracker.org/author/fractracker-admin/Pipeline Right-of-Ways: Making the Connection between Forest Fragmentation and the Spread of Lyme Disease in Southwestern Pennsylvania - FracTracker Alliancerich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="iCzt6XeNgS"><a href="https://www.fractracker.org/2022/08/pipeline-right-of-ways-making-the-connection-between-forest-fragmentation-and-the-spread-of-lyme-disease-in-southwestern-pennsylvania/">Pipeline Right-of-Ways: Making the Connection between Forest Fragmentation and the Spread of Lyme Disease in Southwestern Pennsylvania</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.fractracker.org/2022/08/pipeline-right-of-ways-making-the-connection-between-forest-fragmentation-and-the-spread-of-lyme-disease-in-southwestern-pennsylvania/embed/#?secret=iCzt6XeNgS" width="600" height="338" title="“Pipeline Right-of-Ways: Making the Connection between Forest Fragmentation and the Spread of Lyme Disease in Southwestern Pennsylvania” — FracTracker Alliance" data-secret="iCzt6XeNgS" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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