Prior to its identification as the vector of Lyme borreliosis spirochaetes in Europe in 1983,
interest in Ixodes ricinus (L.) was moderate and mainly concerned the transmission of …

Beside mosquitoes, ticks are well-known vectors of different human pathogens. In the
Northern Hemisphere, Lyme borreliosis (Eurasia, LB) or Lyme disease (North America, LD) …

Climate change has influenced the transmission of a wide range of vector-borne diseases in
Europe, which is a pressing public health challenge for the coming decades. Numerous …

Large interannual variation in seed production, called masting, is very common in wind-
pollinated tree populations and has profound implications for the dynamics of forest …

Significant gaps remain in understanding the response of plant reproduction to
environmental change. This is partly because measuring reproduction in long‐lived plants …

Abstract In the United States, rodents serve as important hosts of medically important Ixodes
ticks, including Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes pacificus, as well as reservoirs for human …

Evidence climate change is impacting ticks and tick-borne infections is generally lacking.
This is primarily because, in most parts of the world, there are no long-term and replicated …

Abstract Ixodes ricinus ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) are the most important vector for Lyme
borreliosis in Europe. As climate change might affect their distributions and activities, this …

The effects of current and future global warming on the distribution and activity of the primary
ixodid vectors of human babesiosis (caused by Babesia divergens, B. venatorum and B …

Our world is undergoing rapid planetary changes driven by human activities, often mediated
by economic incentives and resource management, affecting all life on Earth. Concurrently …