Northward expansion of the thermal limit for the tick Ixodes ricinus over the past 40 years
Our findings suggest a substantial northward expansion of I. ricinus over the past four decades. Our approach appears promising for understanding species distribution changes driven by recent climate change, acknowledging that multiple other factors affect tick distribution and abundance at the local scale, such as host distribution and microhabitat. Our results underline the relevance of long-term time series data and the risk associated with short time series for observing changes in distribution.
Authors
- Lene Jung Kjær (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9659-4672)
- Quentin Dalaiden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3885-3848)
- Hugues Goosse (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5438-3612)
- Gaëlle F. Gilson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2765-8710)
- Sophie Vanwambeke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6620-6173)
- René Bødker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8204-3463)
- Daniele Da Re (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3398-9295)
- Roberto Rosà (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8655-2230)
- Nicholas H. Ogden
Institutions
- Fondazione Edmund Mach (IT)
- University of Copenhagen (DK)
- Public Health Agency of Canada (CA)
- University of Trento (IT)
- Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research (NO)
- Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center (NO)
- Université de Montréal (CA)
- UCLouvain (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Parasites & Vectors
- Published
- 2025-11-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-025-07084-4
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 10.24
Funders
- Fonds De La Recherche Scientifique - FNRS
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
- Fonds de recherche du Québec – Nature et technologies