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Table 2. Density of questing ticks and percentage of positive transects in the three environments in the periurban (PU) location throughout the study period

From: Questing tick abundance in urban and peri-urban parks in the French city of Lyon

Environment type

CE

TE

OE

Tick number/area (m2)

425/2680

65/850

8/1470

Density/10 m2

1.6

0.8

0.05

Positive transects/total transects

119/268

19/85

8/147

Percentage

44.4%

22.4%

5.4%

  1. Notes: Tick number/area (m2): total number of ticks/sampled area in m2; positive transects/total transects: number of tick-positive transects/total number of transects
  2. Abbreviations: CE, closed environment, within forests and along footpaths or tracks in forests; TE, transitional environment, forest edge; OE, open environment, meadow or along footpaths or tracks in open areas