Climate change in the Arctic: testing the poleward expansion of ticks and tick-borne diseases
K. McCoy, C. Toty, M. Dupraz, J. Tornos, A. Gamble, R. Garnier, S. Descamps, T. Boulinier
This study investigates whether the seabird tick Ixodes uriae has recently expanded into the high Arctic, finding instead that it has likely been present for a long time, maintaining high diversity and transmitting Lyme disease bacteria.
Global Change Biology · Apr 1, 2023Peer-reviewedEcology