Table 1 Acronyms and definitions of the variables used in the present study
From: Masting by beech trees predicts the risk of Lyme disease
Acronym | Description |
|---|---|
DIN | Annual density of infected I. ricinus nymphs per 100 m2 |
NIP | Annual nymphal infection prevalence (% of I. ricinus nymphs infected with B. burgdorferi s.l.) |
S | Site name (categorical factor with 4 levels: low, medium, high, top) |
Y | Year of the study (covariate: 1, 2, …, 15) |
B | Beech mast score in year y − 2 (covariate: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5) |
RLB | Time lag between tick sampling and the RLB procedure (days) |
DINy−1 | Annual density of infected nymphs in year y − 1 per 100 m2 |
T1 | Mean temperature in year y from the weather station data (°C) |
T1y−1 | Mean temperature in year y − 1 from the weather station data (°C) |
T1y−2 | Mean temperature in year y − 2 from the weather station data (°C) |
RH1 | Mean relative humidity in year y from the weather station data (%) |
RH1y−1 | Mean relative humidity in year y − 1 from the weather station data (%) |
RH1y−2 | Mean relative humidity in year y − 2 from the weather station data (%) |
SD1 | Mean saturation deficit in year y from the weather station data (mmHg) |
SD1y−1 | Mean saturation deficit in year y − 1 from the weather station data (mmHg) |
SD1y−2 | Mean saturation deficit in year y − 2 from the weather station data (mmHg) |
PR1 | Mean precipitation in year y from the weather station data (mm) |
PR1y−1 | Mean precipitation in year y − 1 from the weather station data (mm) |
PR1y−2 | Mean precipitation in year y − 2 from the weather station data (mm) |
T2 | Mean temperature in year y from the field-collected data (°C) |
T2y−1 | Mean temperature in year y − 1 from the field-collected data (°C) |
T2y−2 | Mean temperature in year y − 2 from the field-collected data (°C) |
RH2 | Mean relative humidity in year y from the field-collected data (%) |
RH2y−1 | Mean relative humidity in year y − 1 from the field-collected data (%) |
RH2y−2 | Mean relative humidity in year y − 2 from the field-collected data (%) |
SD2 | Mean saturation deficit in year y from the field-collected data (mmHg) |
SD2y−1 | Mean saturation deficit in year y − 1 from the field-collected data (mmHg) |
SD2y−2 | Mean saturation deficit in year y − 2 from the field-collected data (mmHg) |