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The abundance of Ixodes ricinus ticks depends on tree species composition and shrub cover

Tack, Wesley; Madder, Maxime; Baeten, Lander; De Frenne, P.; Verheyen, Kris (Cambridge University Press, 2012-04-13)

The mainstream forestry policy in many European countries is to convert coniferous plantations into (semi-natural) deciduous woodlands. However, woodlands are the main habitat for Ixodes ricinus ticks. Therefore, assessing ...
Local habitat and landscape affect Ixodes ricinus tick abundances in forests on poor, sandy soils

Tack, Wesley; Madder, Maxime; Baeten, Lander; Vanhellemont, Margot; Gruwez, Robert; Verheyen, Kris (Elsevier, 2012-02)

A large fraction of the forests in northern Belgium consists of homogeneous pine stands on nutrient-poor and acid sandy soils. However, in common with many other parts of Europe, the current forest management aims at ...
Spatial disaggregation of tick occurrence and ecology at a local scale as a preliminary step for spatial surveillance of tick-borne diseases : general framework and health implications in Belgium

Obsomer, Valerie; Wirtgen, Marc; Linden, Annick; Claerebout, Edwin; Heyman, Paul; Heylen, Dieter J.A.; Madder, Maxime; Maris, Jo; Lebrun, Maude; Tack, Wesley; Lempereur, Laetitia; Hance, Thierry; van Impe, Georges (EDP Sciences, 2013-06-22)

BACKGROUND: The incidence of tick-borne diseases is increasing in Europe. Sub national information on tick distribution, ecology and vector status is often lacking. However, precise location of infection risk can lead to ...

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