NEON ticks sampled using drag cloths and tick pathogen status

Data Records

The data in this sampling event resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 2,757 records.

1 extension data tables also exist. An extension record supplies extra information about a core record. The number of records in each extension data table is illustrated below.

This IPT archives the data and thus serves as the data repository. The data and resource metadata are available for download in the downloads section. The versions table lists other versions of the resource that have been made publicly available and allows tracking changes made to the resource over time.

Versions

The table below shows only published versions of the resource that are publicly accessible.

How to cite

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

Paull S (2022): NEON ticks sampled using drag cloths and tick pathogen status. v1.2. National Ecological Observatory Network. Dataset/Samplingevent. https://bison.usgs.gov/ipt/resource?r=neon-tick-abundance-diversity-pathogen-data&v=1.2

Rights

Researchers should respect the following rights statement:

The publisher and rights holder of this work is National Ecological Observatory Network. To the extent possible under law, the publisher has waived all rights to these data and has dedicated them to the Public Domain (CC0 1.0). Users may copy, modify, distribute and use the work, including for commercial purposes, without restriction.

GBIF Registration

This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: 12315bb8-8ab3-446a-b5a4-2be93aade242.  National Ecological Observatory Network publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by GBIF-US.

Keywords

Samplingevent

Contacts

Sara Paull

• Metadata Provider ●
• Originator ●
• Point Of Contact

Research Scientist

National Ecological Observatory Network

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5589-9568

Kate Thibault

• Point Of Contact

Lead Research Scientist

National Ecological Observatory Network

kthibault@battelleecology.org

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3477-6424

Geographic Coverage

Data are collected at 46 terrestrial NEON sites across the United States including Alaska and Puerto Rico, but excluding Hawaii.

Taxonomic Coverage

This dataset covers hard ticks collected using the drag/flag method including: Ixodes pacificus, Amblyomma americanum, Amblyomma maculatum, Dermacentor andersoni, Dermacentor occidentalis, Dermacentor variabilis, Haemaphysalis leporispalustris, Haemaphysalis longicornis, Ixodes affinis, Ixodes angustus, Ixodes dentatus, Ixodes marxi, Ixodes muris, and Ixodes scapularis. This dataset also covers testing results for several tick-borne pathogens including: Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Babesia microti, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, Borrelia lonestari, Borrelia mayonii, Borrelia myamotoi, Ehrlichia chaffeensis, Ehrlichia ewingii, Ehrlichia muris-like, Francisella tularensis, and Rickettsia rickettsii.

Temporal Coverage

Project Data

The National Science Foundation's National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) is a continental-scale ecological observation facility, fully funded by NSF and operated by Battelle. NEON collects and provides open data from 81 field sites across the United States that characterize and quantify how our nation's ecosystems are changing. Each year, NEON collects and archives over 100,000 specimens and samples that complement the field observations and automated measurements collected at field sites. These samples represent a rich resource unique among natural history collections due to NEON’s utility for continental- and decadal-scale ecology. NEON’s archival samples are available upon request to support research studies and analyses. The comprehensive data, spatial extent and remote sensing technology provided by the NEON project will contribute to a better understanding and more accurate forecasting of how human activities impact ecology and how our society can more effectively address critical ecological questions and issues.

The personnel involved in the project:

Kate Thibault

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3477-6424

Sampling Methods

Ticks are collected along the border of a 40m x 40m plot using drag and/or flag sampling techniques. There are 6 plots sampled at each NEON site. Samples are sent to an external laboratory where they are enumerated and identified by a professional taxonomist. A bout of sampling is only performed if the high temperature in the 2 days prior to sampling is >0C. Sampling is only performed when the ground is dry and during periods of low wind (below 10-20 mph). The hottest part of the day is also avoided during the summer months.

Method step description:

1. Data from the 2022 data release were downloaded from the National Ecological Observatory Network data portal. Data included information on tick collection, identification and pathogen testing. The identification data were expanded to allow each row to represent a single tick to allow for documentation of associatedOccurrences.

Collection Data

Additional Metadata