Modelling the effects of recent changes in climate, host density and acaricide treatments on population dynamics of Ixodes ricinus in the UK

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1029-1037

  Dobson, Andrew D M ^a   Randolph, Sarah E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate change; Deer density; Geographical variation; Ixodes ricinus; Population model; Tick; Tick control

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ACARICIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CULLING; DEER; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; MORTALITY; PEST DAMAGE; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION MODELING; SEASONALITY; SHEEP; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TICK;

UNITED KINGDOM;

CERVIDAE; HEXAPODA; IXODES DAMMINI; IXODES RICINUS; IXODIDA; MOPS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 79959840776     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2011.02004.x     Document Type: Article

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