uid=HFR,o=lter,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org all public read doi:10.6073/pasta/db052d4e207385c3a2a30ff5881b55a4 Aaron Ellison https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4151-6081 Manisha Patel Researcher 2023 English

In an effort to determine exposure to ticks and to determine appropriate preventative measures to reduce the occurrence of Lyme Disease in summer research interns at Harvard Forest, data are collected about where students work at Harvard Forest; the time spent in the field; the number of ticks students find on themselves after each trip to the field; and the number of ticks that actually bite and embed themselves in the skin. From these data, we estimate areas of high tick densities and estimate time of summer during which ticks are most prevalent. The results are used to develop recommendations for appropriate precautions that students can take to avoid tick-borne diseases.

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Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal https://spdx.org/licenses/CC0-1.0.html CC0-1.0 https://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/exist/apps/datasets/showData.html?id=hf299 Harvard Forest. Coordinates based on WGS84 datum. -72.19 -72.19 +42.53 +42.53 340 340 meter 2006 2019 genus Dermacentor species variabilis American dog tick genus Homo species sapiens human genus Ixodes species scapularis blacklegged deer tick ongoing Information Manager Harvard Forest

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Upon returning from work in the field each student will observe the number of wood ticks and deer ticks, and the number of new tick bites found on his or her body. Students will be responsible for self-reporting their individual data (number of ticks found, number of ticks that bit, location of field work, and hours spent in the field) on a data sheet. Data will be collected after each trip to the field (daily) for the duration of the summer. Harvard University IRB 14-2587.

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(978) 724-3302 (978) 724-3595 https://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu https://ror.org/059cpzx98 pointOfContact The Harvard Forest Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) program examines ecological dynamics in the New England region resulting from natural disturbances, environmental change, and human impacts. National Science Foundation LTER grants: DEB-8811764, DEB-9411975, DEB-0080592, DEB-0620443, DEB-1237491, DEB-1832210. hf299-01-survey.csv tick survey data hf299-01-survey.csv 545135 5c8ade6e925ff5da4dc0568f7b4b3035 1 \r\n column , https://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/data/p29/hf299/hf299-01-survey.csv year year of participation YYYY 1 year NA missing value week week of data collection week of data collection NA missing value student.id random number assigned to student random number assigned to student NA missing value student.entry location of student as entered by student location of student as entered by student NA missing value location.name standardized location name standardized location name NA missing value field.lab whether in the field or the lab F field L lab NA missing value hours number of work hours number 0.1 real NA missing value wood.found number of wood ticks (Dermacentor variabilis) found on self number 1 whole NA missing values deer.found number of deer ticks (Ixodes scapularis) found on self number 1 whole NA missing value wood.bite number of wood ticks (Dermacentor variabilis) attached/bite on self number 1 whole NA missing value deer.bite number of deer ticks (Ixodes scapularis) attached/bite on self number 1 whole NA missing value 11333 hf299-02-schedule.csv dates for tick survey hf299-02-schedule.csv 418 926b6821ca29a9f772dc2ec859d2af48 1 \r\n column , https://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/data/p29/hf299/hf299-02-schedule.csv year year of participation YYYY 1 year NA missing value start.date start date YYYY-MM-DD 1 day NA missing value end.date end date YYYY-MM-DD 1 day NA missing value 14 biodiversity community long-term measurement