Tick abundance, diversity and pathogen data collected by the National Ecological Observatory Network
Cases of tick-borne diseases have been steadily increasing in the USA, owing in part to tick range expansion, land cover and associated host population changes, and habitat fragmentation. However, the relative importance of these and other potential drivers remain poorly understood with...
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Cases of tick-borne diseases have been steadily increasing in the USA, owing in part to tick range expansion, land cover and associated host population changes, and habitat fragmentation. However, the relative importance of these and other potential drivers remain poorly understood within this complex disease system. Ticks are ectotherms with multi-host lifecycles, which makes them sensitive to changes in the physical environment and the ecological community. Here, we describe data collected by the National Ecological Observatory Network on tick abundance, diversity and pathogen infection. Ticks are collected using drag or flag methods multiple times in a growing season at 46 terrestrial sites across the USA. Ticks are identified and enumerated by a professional taxonomist, and a subset of nymphs are PCR-tested for various tick-borne pathogens. These data will enable multiscale analyses to better understand how drivers of tick dynamics and pathogen prevalence may shift with climate or land-use change.
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| spelling | doaj.art-4c8aa8cca54f444381a355894e6264ce2023-03-13T06:00:06ZengGigaScience PressGigaByte2709-47152022-05-0110.46471/gigabyte.56Tick abundance, diversity and pathogen data collected by the National Ecological Observatory NetworkSara H. Paull 0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5589-9568Katherine M. Thibault 1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3477-6424Abigail L. Benson 2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4391-107XBattelle, National Ecological Observatory Network, 1685 38th Street, Boulder, CO 80301, USABattelle, National Ecological Observatory Network, 1685 38th Street, Boulder, CO 80301, USAU.S. Geological Survey, Core Science Systems, Denver Federal Center, Building 810, Denver, CO 80225, USA Cases of tick-borne diseases have been steadily increasing in the USA, owing in part to tick range expansion, land cover and associated host population changes, and habitat fragmentation. However, the relative importance of these and other potential drivers remain poorly understood within this complex disease system. Ticks are ectotherms with multi-host lifecycles, which makes them sensitive to changes in the physical environment and the ecological community. Here, we describe data collected by the National Ecological Observatory Network on tick abundance, diversity and pathogen infection. Ticks are collected using drag or flag methods multiple times in a growing season at 46 terrestrial sites across the USA. Ticks are identified and enumerated by a professional taxonomist, and a subset of nymphs are PCR-tested for various tick-borne pathogens. These data will enable multiscale analyses to better understand how drivers of tick dynamics and pathogen prevalence may shift with climate or land-use change. https://gigabytejournal.com/articles/56 |
| spellingShingle | Sara H. Paull Katherine M. Thibault Abigail L. Benson Tick abundance, diversity and pathogen data collected by the National Ecological Observatory Network GigaByte |
| title | Tick abundance, diversity and pathogen data collected by the National Ecological Observatory Network |
| title_full | Tick abundance, diversity and pathogen data collected by the National Ecological Observatory Network |
| title_fullStr | Tick abundance, diversity and pathogen data collected by the National Ecological Observatory Network |
| title_full_unstemmed | Tick abundance, diversity and pathogen data collected by the National Ecological Observatory Network |
| title_short | Tick abundance, diversity and pathogen data collected by the National Ecological Observatory Network |
| title_sort | tick abundance diversity and pathogen data collected by the national ecological observatory network |
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