%0 Journal Article %T Characterizing reservoirs of infection and the maintenance of pathogens in ecosystems %A J. A. P. Heesterbeek %A M. G. Roberts %J - %D 2020 %R 10.1098/rsif.2019.0540 %X We use a previously published compartmental model of the dynamics of pathogens in ecosystems to define and explore the concepts of maintenance host, maintenance community and reservoir of infection.. %U https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsif.2019.0540