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dc.contributor.author | Van Gestel, Mats | - |
dc.contributor.author | HEYLEN, Dieter | - |
dc.contributor.author | Verheyen, Kris | - |
dc.contributor.author | Fonville, Manoj | - |
dc.contributor.author | Sprong, Hein | - |
dc.contributor.author | Matthysen, Erik | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-09-17T11:38:25Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2024-09-17T11:38:25Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2024 | - |
dc.date.submitted | 2024-09-17T10:12:25Z | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Science of the total environment, 919 (Art N° 170749) | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/44264 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Studies on density and pathogen prevalence of Ixodes ricinus indicate that vegetation and local host community drive much of their variation between green spaces. Contrarily, micro-geographic variation is understudied, although its understanding could reduce disease risk. We studied the density of infectious nymphal Ixodes sp. ("DIN", proxy for disease hazard), density of questing nymphs ("DON") and nymphal infection prevalence ("NIP") near recreational forest infrastructure. Drag sampling within forest stands and at adjacent benches and trails was combined with vegetation surveys, camera trapping hosts and pathogen screening of ticks. We analysed Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. and its genospecies, with complementary analyses on Rickettsia sp., , Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Neoehrlichia mikurensis and Borrelia miyamotoi. . DIN was highest in forest interior and at trails enclosed by forest. Lower disease hazard was observed at benches and trails at forest edges. This infrastructure effect can be attributed to variation in vegetation characteristics and the habitat use of tick hosts, specifically roe deer, rodents and songbirds. DON is the main driver of DIN at micro-geographic scale and negatively affected by infrastructure and forest edges. A positive association with vegetation cover in understorey and canopy was observed, as were positive trends for local rodent and songbird abundance. NIP of different pathogens was affected by different drivers. Lower B. burgdorferi s.l. prevalence in the interior of forest stands, driven by its most prevalent genospecies B. afzelii, , points towards higher density of uninfected hosts there. . B. afzelii was positively associated with understorey containing tall species and with high canopy cover, whereas local bird community composition predicts B. garinii prevalence. A positive effect of songbird abundance and a negative effect of pigeons were observed. Our findings support amplification and inhibition mechanisms within forest stands and highlight that the effect of established drivers of DIN may differ based on the considered spatial scale. | - |
dc.description.sponsorship | Funding sources This work was supported by the Research Foundation – Flanders [grant number 60897] and as part of NORTHTICK, an Interreg project supported by the North Sea Programme of the European Regional Development Fund of the European Union. Acknowledgements The authors would like to thank the Research Foundation – Flanders for funding this research. Our gratitude also extends to the province of Antwerp and the Flemish Agency of Forestry and Nature (ANB) for their continued practical support and feedback, as well as the contribution towards the pathogen analyses. We are also grateful to the NorthTick and PRAGMATICK projects for providing a constructive and critical network of peers. | - |
dc.language.iso | en | - |
dc.publisher | ELSEVIER | - |
dc.rights | 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/bync-nd/4.0/). | - |
dc.subject.other | Applied ecology | - |
dc.subject.other | Ixodes ricinus | - |
dc.subject.other | Recreational forests | - |
dc.subject.other | Forestry | - |
dc.subject.other | Tick-borne disease | - |
dc.subject.other | Borrelia burgdorferi | - |
dc.title | Recreational hazard: Vegetation and host habitat use correlate with changes in tick-borne disease hazard at infrastructure within forest stands | - |
dc.type | Journal Contribution | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 919 | - |
local.format.pages | 16 | - |
local.bibliographicCitation.jcat | A1 | - |
dc.description.notes | Van Gestel, M (corresponding author), Campus Drie Eiken Room D1-46,Univ Pl 1, B-2610 Antwerp, Belgium. | - |
dc.description.notes | Mats.vangestel@uantwerpen.be | - |
local.publisher.place | RADARWEG 29, 1043 NX AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS | - |
local.type.refereed | Refereed | - |
local.type.specified | Article | - |
local.bibliographicCitation.artnr | 170749 | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170749 | - |
dc.identifier.pmid | 38340833 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | 001300853600001 | - |
local.provider.type | wosris | - |
local.description.affiliation | [Van Gestel, Mats; Heylen, Dieter; Matthysen, Erik] Univ Antwerp, Dept Biol, Evolutionary Ecol Grp, Antwerp, Belgium. | - |
local.description.affiliation | [Van Gestel, Mats; Verheyen, Kris] Univ Ghent, Dept Environm, Forest & Nat Lab, Gontrode, Belgium. | - |
local.description.affiliation | [Heylen, Dieter] Hasselt Univ, Interuniv Inst Biostat & Stat Bioinformat, Diepenbeek, Belgium. | - |
local.description.affiliation | [Fonville, Manoj; Sprong, Hein] Natl Inst Publ Hlth & Environm RIVM, Bilthoven, Netherlands. | - |
local.uhasselt.international | yes | - |
item.fullcitation | Van Gestel, Mats; HEYLEN, Dieter; Verheyen, Kris; Fonville, Manoj; Sprong, Hein & Matthysen, Erik (2024) Recreational hazard: Vegetation and host habitat use correlate with changes in tick-borne disease hazard at infrastructure within forest stands. In: Science of the total environment, 919 (Art N° 170749). | - |
item.fulltext | With Fulltext | - |
item.contributor | Van Gestel, Mats | - |
item.contributor | HEYLEN, Dieter | - |
item.contributor | Verheyen, Kris | - |
item.contributor | Fonville, Manoj | - |
item.contributor | Sprong, Hein | - |
item.contributor | Matthysen, Erik | - |
item.accessRights | Open Access | - |
crisitem.journal.issn | 0048-9697 | - |
crisitem.journal.eissn | 1879-1026 | - |
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