Climate and environmental change drives Ixodes ricinus geographical expansion at the northern range margin

Climate and environmental change drives Ixodes ricinus geographical expansion at the northern range margin

Abstract Background Global environmental change is causing spatial and temporal shifts in the distribution of species and the associated diseases of humans, domesticated animals and wildlife. In the on-going debate on the influence of climate change on vectors and vector-borne diseases, there is a l...

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Main Authors: Solveig Jore, Sophie O Vanwambeke, Hildegunn Viljugrein, Ketil Isaksen, Anja B Kristoffersen, Zerai Woldehiwet, Bernt Johansen, Edgar Brun, Hege Brun-Hansen, Sebastian Westermann, Inger-Lise Larsen, Bjørnar Ytrehus, Merete Hofshagen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2014-01-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Tick
Range expansion
Climate change
Climatic variability
Ixodes ricinus
Anaplasma phagocytophilum
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-7-11

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https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-7-11

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