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Fig. 7

From: On the complexity of measuring forests microclimate and interpreting its relevance in habitat ecology: the example of Ixodes ricinus ticks

Fig. 7

Seasonal character of relative humidity conditions and implications for I. ricinus water balance. Boxplots illustrate hourly data measured in spring (March to May) and summer (June to August) 2013 and 2014 at the same measuring points as in Fig. 6. There is a strong deviation between conditions in the litter layer and conditions at 50 cm height above and to data from the official weather station. The horizontal dotted line depicts the critical equilibrium humidity for Ixodes ricinus of 85% RH [14, 19]

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