cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.16108578
title: Files for "Validation of a mechanistic Ixodes scapularis (Ixodida: Ixodidae) population dynamics model across multi-site, long-term tick sampling datasets"

description: Files for "Validation of a mechanistic Ixodes scapularis (Ixodida: Ixodidae) population dynamics model across multi-site, long-term tick sampling datasets"

This repository contains data and code in support of a manuscript under review, which presents a new blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis) population dynamics model. The model was validated against three tick sampling datasets:



Eight years of tick sampling data in Vermont

Tick, small mammal, and deer data from a two-decade study in the Hudson Valley, NY

Tick sampling data collected by the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON)


This repository provides all processed data and R code required to reproduce the results presented in the manuscript. Replication of all figures and analyses can be performed using the main_script.R file.

Reconstruction of model predictors from raw external data sources (e.g., NEON and PRISM) is also documented, but requires downloading licensed or externally hosted datasets and is optional.

How to reproduce manuscript results:





Download the full repository.




Set the working directory to the repository root.




Run desired sections of main_script.R



This will reproduce figures and analyses presented in the manuscript using the included processed predictors.

Repository Contents:



inputs/:Raw input files and metadata used to create the environmental and host predictors for the model. Some raw data must be downloaded from external sources (see main_script.R for comments and downloading instructions).

main_script.R: The file to replicate the results from the manuscript. It calls scripts from scripts/ to do each part of the analysis.

predictors/: Processed predictors (temperature, VPD, day length, and host community) for the three validation datasets, formatted as required for an `IxPopDyMod` model. Predictor units are: temperature (C), vapor pressure deficit (kPa), and host density (per ha).

README.md: This file.

results/: Model output results. This is empty but will be filled when main_script.R is run.

scripts/: R scripts to conduct all analyses in the manuscript, including: downloading NEON data, processing raw inputs into model predictors, running the model, and comparing model output to observed tick density data.
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17965247
title: Files for "Validation of a mechanistic Ixodes scapularis (Ixodida: Ixodidae) population dynamics model across multi-site, long-term tick sampling datasets"

description: Files for "Validation of a mechanistic Ixodes scapularis (Ixodida: Ixodidae) population dynamics model across multi-site, long-term tick sampling datasets"

This repository contains data and code in support of a manuscript under review, which presents a new blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis) population dynamics model. The model was validated against three tick sampling datasets:



Eight years of tick sampling data in Vermont

Tick, small mammal, and deer data from a two-decade study in the Hudson Valley, NY

Tick sampling data collected by the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON)


This repository provides all processed data and R code required to reproduce the results presented in the manuscript. Replication of all figures and analyses can be performed using the main_script.R file.

Reconstruction of model predictors from raw external data sources (e.g., NEON and PRISM) is also documented, but requires downloading licensed or externally hosted datasets and is optional.

How to reproduce manuscript results:





Download the full repository.




Set the working directory to the repository root.




Run desired sections of main_script.R



This will reproduce figures and analyses presented in the manuscript using the included processed predictors.

Repository Contents:



inputs/:Raw input files and metadata used to create the environmental and host predictors for the model. Some raw data must be downloaded from external sources (see main_script.R for comments and downloading instructions).

main_script.R: The file to replicate the results from the manuscript. It calls scripts from scripts/ to do each part of the analysis.

predictors/: Processed predictors (temperature, VPD, day length, and host community) for the three validation datasets, formatted as required for an `IxPopDyMod` model. Predictor units are: temperature (C), vapor pressure deficit (kPa), and host density (per ha).

README.md: This file.

results/: Model output results. This is empty but will be filled when main_script.R is run.

scripts/: R scripts to conduct all analyses in the manuscript, including: downloading NEON data, processing raw inputs into model predictors, running the model, and comparing model output to observed tick density data.
DOI: 10.13130/rd_unimi/nnwzpa/gpb0bg
title: Aprile_1910_Pagina_056.jpg

description: Bulletin of 1910/04/14
DOI: 10.13130/rd_unimi/qcv3rk/uvxlxv
title: Aprile_1912_Pagina_017.jpg

description: Bulletin of 1912/04/05
DOI: 10.13130/rd_unimi/qg5zfl/mkzn75
title: Agosto_1919_Pagina_072.jpg

description: Bulletin of 1919/08/12
DOI: 10.3535/310-n8q-em5
title: Mniotype adusta Esper, 1790

description: Digital Specimen for the physical specimen hosted at Finnish Museum of Natural History.
DOI: 10.3535/he0-5d8-jee
title: Arctia plantaginis (Linnaeus, 1758)

description: Digital Specimen for the physical specimen hosted at Finnish Museum of Natural History.
DOI: 10.13130/rd_unimi/fovnbv/3rvi9b
title: Aprile_1909_Pagina_067.jpg

description: Bulletin of 1909/04/17
DOI: 10.13130/rd_unimi/p8ek0m/9sjpku
title: Agosto_1915_Pagina_086.jpg

description: Bulletin of 1915/08/15
DOI: 10.3535/a1s-y6m-45x
title: Trachea atriplicis (Linnaeus, 1758)

description: Digital Specimen for the physical specimen hosted at Finnish Museum of Natural History.
DOI: 10.13130/rd_unimi/qaildc/cbfebe
title: Aprile_1911_Pagina_041.jpg

description: Bulletin of 1911/04/11
DOI: 10.13130/rd_unimi/y1p3pe/swmulg
title: Agosto_1916_Pagina_085.jpg

description: Bulletin of 1916/08/15
DOI: 10.13130/rd_unimi/zvkzj5/glrjm1
title: Agosto_1918_Pagina_075.jpg

description: Bulletin of 1918/08/13
DOI: 10.3535/3gn-3zm-8r1
title: Ochlodes Scudder, 1872

description: Digital Specimen for the physical specimen hosted at Finnish Museum of Natural History.
DOI: 10.3535/j0d-sv1-2qf
title: Anarta (Anarta) myrtilli Linnaeus, 1761

description: Digital Specimen for the physical specimen hosted at Finnish Museum of Natural History.
DOI: 10.13130/rd_unimi/cgo8lw/y6spm6
title: Agosto_1914_Pagina_094.jpg

description: Bulletin of 1914/08/16
DOI: 10.13130/rd_unimi/nsijbl/tgggwi
title: Aprile_1913_Pagina_014.jpg

description: Bulletin of 1913/04/04
DOI: 10.3535/1jy-98f-8ac
title: Agrochola (Anchoscelis) Guenée, 1839

description: Digital Specimen for the physical specimen hosted at Finnish Museum of Natural History.
DOI: 10.13130/rd_unimi/i5awbn/dgrsdx
title: Agosto_1920_Pagina_068.jpg

description: Bulletin of 1920/08/12
DOI: 10.13130/rd_unimi/nnwzpa/uyemtv
title: Aprile_1910_Pagina_057.jpg

description: Bulletin of 1910/04/15
DOI: 10.13130/rd_unimi/qcv3rk/npa35c
title: Aprile_1912_Pagina_018.jpg

description: Bulletin of 1912/04/05
DOI: 10.13130/rd_unimi/qg5zfl/gvoh7e
title: Agosto_1919_Pagina_073.jpg

description: Bulletin of 1919/08/13
DOI: 10.3535/qta-mcj-7gn
title: Nymphalis antiopa (Linnaeus, 1758)

description: Digital Specimen for the physical specimen hosted at Finnish Museum of Natural History.
DOI: 10.13130/rd_unimi/fovnbv/nrfnep
title: Aprile_1909_Pagina_068.jpg

description: Bulletin of 1909/04/17
DOI: 10.13130/rd_unimi/p8ek0m/ohi2ew
title: Agosto_1915_Pagina_087.jpg

description: Bulletin of 1915/08/15
DOI: 10.13130/rd_unimi/y1p3pe/osgy32
title: Agosto_1916_Pagina_086.jpg

description: Bulletin of 1916/08/15
DOI: 10.3535/72d-cc1-134
title: Aporia crataegi (Linnaeus, 1758)

description: Digital Specimen for the physical specimen hosted at Finnish Museum of Natural History.
DOI: 10.13130/rd_unimi/nsijbl/jldcmk
title: Aprile_1913_Pagina_015.jpg

description: Bulletin of 1913/04/04
DOI: 10.13130/rd_unimi/qaildc/uwlu33
title: Aprile_1911_Pagina_042.jpg

description: Bulletin of 1911/04/11
DOI: 10.13130/rd_unimi/zvkzj5/kxijt0
title: Agosto_1918_Pagina_076.jpg

description: Bulletin of 1918/08/13
DOI: 10.3535/gl9-4px-n1e
title: Hydraecia nordstroemi Horke, 1952

description: Digital Specimen for the physical specimen hosted at Finnish Museum of Natural History.
DOI: 10.3535/mb9-7zt-9gp
title: Cyclophora albipunctata (Hufnagel, 1767)

description: Digital Specimen for the physical specimen hosted at Finnish Museum of Natural History.
DOI: 10.13130/rd_unimi/cgo8lw/dqb0pw
title: Agosto_1914_Pagina_095.jpg

description: Bulletin of 1914/08/16
DOI: 10.13130/rd_unimi/nnwzpa/3qgqtm
title: Aprile_1910_Pagina_058.jpg

description: Bulletin of 1910/04/15
DOI: 10.13130/rd_unimi/qcv3rk/hjbitg
title: Aprile_1912_Pagina_019.jpg

description: Bulletin of 1912/04/05
DOI: 10.3535/eha-g00-w4m
title: Clostera pigra (Hufnagel, 1766)

description: Digital Specimen for the physical specimen hosted at Finnish Museum of Natural History.
DOI: 10.13130/rd_unimi/i5awbn/dubmir
title: Agosto_1920_Pagina_069.jpg

description: Bulletin of 1920/08/12
DOI: 10.13130/rd_unimi/qg5zfl/dipi4s
title: Agosto_1919_Pagina_074.jpg

description: Bulletin of 1919/08/13
DOI: 10.13130/rd_unimi/p8ek0m/6fxjat
title: Agosto_1915_Pagina_088.jpg

description: Bulletin of 1915/08/15
DOI: 10.13130/rd_unimi/y1p3pe/ci4dbr
title: Agosto_1916_Pagina_087.jpg

description: Bulletin of 1916/08/15
DOI: 10.13130/rd_unimi/zvkzj5/2nxtgp
title: Agosto_1918_Pagina_077.jpg

description: Bulletin of 1918/08/13
DOI: 10.3535/2tt-1xf-07z
title: Aporia crataegi (Linnaeus, 1758)

description: Digital Specimen for the physical specimen hosted at Finnish Museum of Natural History.
DOI: 10.13130/rd_unimi/cgo8lw/kbq3le
title: Agosto_1914_Pagina_096.jpg

description: Bulletin of 1914/08/16
DOI: 10.13130/rd_unimi/fovnbv/l724q5
title: Aprile_1909_Pagina_069.jpg

description: Bulletin of 1909/04/18
DOI: 10.13130/rd_unimi/nsijbl/p3qeaq
title: Aprile_1913_Pagina_016.jpg

description: Bulletin of 1913/04/04
DOI: 10.3535/ds0-0e6-r3p
title: Anarta (Anarta) myrtilli Linnaeus, 1761

description: Digital Specimen for the physical specimen hosted at Finnish Museum of Natural History.
DOI: 10.3535/yzw-dd6-1rx
title: Exaeretia Stainton, 1849

description: Digital Specimen for the physical specimen hosted at Finnish Museum of Natural History.
DOI: 10.13130/rd_unimi/nnwzpa/x01kkv
title: Aprile_1910_Pagina_059.jpg

description: Bulletin of 1910/04/15
DOI: 10.13130/rd_unimi/qaildc/6se3eh
title: Aprile_1911_Pagina_043.jpg

description: Bulletin of 1911/04/11
DOI: 10.13130/rd_unimi/qcv3rk/pknbg6
title: Aprile_1912_Pagina_020.jpg

description: Bulletin of 1912/04/05
DOI: 10.13130/rd_unimi/qg5zfl/nfkg20
title: Agosto_1919_Pagina_075.jpg

description: Bulletin of 1919/08/13
DOI: 10.3535/5lb-2zx-b31
title: Udea lutealis Hübner, 1809

description: Digital Specimen for the physical specimen hosted at Finnish Museum of Natural History.
DOI: 10.13130/rd_unimi/i5awbn/uk9gun
title: Agosto_1920_Pagina_070.jpg

description: Bulletin of 1920/08/12
DOI: 10.13130/rd_unimi/y1p3pe/kkrnvf
title: Agosto_1916_Pagina_088.jpg

description: Bulletin of 1916/08/15
DOI: 10.3535/6ky-znh-t1n
title: Abrostola tripartita (Hufnagel, 1766)

description: Digital Specimen for the physical specimen hosted at Finnish Museum of Natural History.
DOI: 10.3535/v53-6ng-f5b
title: Hydraecia micacea Esper, 1789

description: Digital Specimen for the physical specimen hosted at Finnish Museum of Natural History.
DOI: 10.13130/rd_unimi/fovnbv/2cnru1
title: Aprile_1909_Pagina_070.jpg

description: Bulletin of 1909/04/18
DOI: 10.13130/rd_unimi/p8ek0m/5zkzei
title: Agosto_1915_Pagina_089.jpg

description: Bulletin of 1915/08/15
DOI: 10.13130/rd_unimi/zvkzj5/invnnd
title: Agosto_1918_Pagina_078.jpg

description: Bulletin of 1918/08/13
DOI: 10.15468/dl.ws3tp9
title: Occurrence Download

description: A dataset containing 0 species occurrences available in GBIF matching the query:
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 The dataset includes 0 records from 0 constituent datasets; see https://api.gbif.org/v1/occurrence/download/0056503-251120083545085/datasets/export for details.
DOI: 10.3535/t9j-1c9-vp4
title: Trachea atriplicis (Linnaeus, 1758)

description: Digital Specimen for the physical specimen hosted at Finnish Museum of Natural History.
DOI: 10.13130/rd_unimi/i5awbn/iy2sy5
title: Agosto_1920_Pagina_071.jpg

description: Bulletin of 1920/08/12
DOI: 10.13130/rd_unimi/nnwzpa/npdfa2
title: Aprile_1910_Pagina_060.jpg

description: Bulletin of 1910/04/15
DOI: 10.13130/rd_unimi/qcv3rk/2uyy1t
title: Aprile_1912_Pagina_021.jpg

description: Bulletin of 1912/04/06
DOI: 10.3535/q3k-kdm-xdf
title: Pyrausta cingulata Linnaeus, 1758

description: Digital Specimen for the physical specimen hosted at Finnish Museum of Natural History.
DOI: 10.3535/yj9-wnw-swj
title: Blepharita amica Treitschke, 1825

description: Digital Specimen for the physical specimen hosted at Finnish Museum of Natural History.
DOI: 10.13130/rd_unimi/cgo8lw/nvvk0z
title: Agosto_1914_Pagina_097.jpg

description: Bulletin of 1914/08/17
DOI: 10.13130/rd_unimi/nsijbl/0a71pt
title: Aprile_1913_Pagina_017.jpg

description: Bulletin of 1913/04/05
DOI: 10.13130/rd_unimi/qaildc/ezsero
title: Aprile_1911_Pagina_044.jpg

description: Bulletin of 1911/04/11
DOI: 10.13130/rd_unimi/qg5zfl/y53aik
title: Agosto_1919_Pagina_076.jpg

description: Bulletin of 1919/08/13
DOI: 10.3535/rz0-21k-zpj
title: Pleurota bicostella (Clerck, 1761)

description: Digital Specimen for the physical specimen hosted at Finnish Museum of Natural History.
DOI: 10.13130/rd_unimi/y1p3pe/s2umbu
title: Agosto_1916_Pagina_089.jpg

description: Bulletin of 1916/08/15
DOI: 10.13130/rd_unimi/zvkzj5/lzh82s
title: Agosto_1918_Pagina_079.jpg

description: Bulletin of 1918/08/14
DOI: 10.3535/75q-wjr-4km
title: Animalia

description: Digital Specimen for the physical specimen hosted at Finnish Museum of Natural History.
DOI: 10.13130/rd_unimi/fovnbv/u6kwrw
title: Aprile_1909_Pagina_071.jpg

description: Bulletin of 1909/04/18
DOI: 10.13130/rd_unimi/i5awbn/xjec0z
title: Agosto_1920_Pagina_072.jpg

description: Bulletin of 1920/08/12
DOI: 10.13130/rd_unimi/nnwzpa/rkyomf
title: Aprile_1910_Pagina_061.jpg

description: Bulletin of 1910/04/16
DOI: 10.13130/rd_unimi/p8ek0m/hfa1vh
title: Agosto_1915_Pagina_090.jpg

description: Bulletin of 1915/08/15
DOI: 10.3535/prv-pjj-q7p
title: Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758

description: Digital Specimen for the physical specimen hosted at Finnish Museum of Natural History.
DOI: 10.3535/xy0-23s-x51
title: Pyrgus centaureae (Rambur, 1839)

description: Digital Specimen for the physical specimen hosted at Finnish Museum of Natural History.
DOI: 10.13130/rd_unimi/cgo8lw/vx1no1
title: Agosto_1914_Pagina_098.jpg

description: Bulletin of 1914/08/17
DOI: 10.13130/rd_unimi/nsijbl/anfpyj
title: Aprile_1913_Pagina_018.jpg

description: Bulletin of 1913/04/05
DOI: 10.13130/rd_unimi/qcv3rk/mjbb64
title: Aprile_1912_Pagina_022.jpg

description: Bulletin of 1912/04/06
DOI: 10.3535/e23-4j9-51w
title: Issoria lathonia (Linnaeus, 1758)

description: Digital Specimen for the physical specimen hosted at Finnish Museum of Natural History.
DOI: 10.13130/rd_unimi/qaildc/siuoo3
title: Aprile_1911_Pagina_045.jpg

description: Bulletin of 1911/04/12
DOI: 10.13130/rd_unimi/y1p3pe/7wakd1
title: Agosto_1916_Pagina_090.jpg

description: Bulletin of 1916/08/15
DOI: 10.17632/nd5std3bpy
title: Evaluation of the thermal behavior and energy consumption of typological housing models in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

description: The Dominican Republic, as a tropical Caribbean country, is generally characterized by a warm and humid climate. As an island with strong maritime influence, it receives a significant contribution of moisture from the sea, particularly in coastal areas such as Santo Domingo. The climate of Santo Domingo has an average temperature of 25.8 °C and a relative humidity of 80%, conditions that from the outset greatly compromise the thermal comfort of building users. In this context, the design and materiality of housing are key factors in enabling occupants to achieve an adequate level of comfort that allows them to carry out their activities under appropriate conditions.

On the other hand, the lack of thermal comfort is closely related to increased energy consumption, since in order to improve habitability, people are forced to rely on mechanical systems. As a result, dwellings generate higher levels of pollution (CO₂) and cause greater environmental damage. In recent years, a construction technology has been introduced in the country that has become increasingly popular due to time savings and ease of execution: the use of formwork and cast-in-place concrete for walls and slabs. To date, its thermal behavior, its influence on human comfort, and its impact on energy consumption have not yet been studied.

This research focuses on studying this issue through the monitoring of climatic parameters in four housing units (apartments) located in two representative residential developments in Santo Domingo. Energy consumption was also monitored in order to correlate it with temperature and humidity levels. Additionally, the orientations of the monitored dwellings were analyzed, and the measured results were compared according to their orientations. The actual orientations were also compared with ideal ones through computer simulations, and different material systems were analyzed to establish differences with the one under study.

Among the main findings are the following:
1. The design of the buildings does not allow for effective ventilation, which increases indoor temperatures and leads to a loss of thermal comfort.
2. Inadequate orientations contribute to higher indoor temperatures due to increased solar radiation gains.
3. In the least comfortable periods and spaces, the use of air-conditioning systems increases, leading to higher energy consumption and greater pollution.
4. The existing building materials influence temperature increases.
5. There are simple and low-cost alternatives that can improve the comfort performance of the current material system.
DOI: 10.3535/fet-91t-9ay
title: Xanthorhoe ferrugata (Clerck, 1759)

description: Digital Specimen for the physical specimen hosted at Finnish Museum of Natural History.
DOI: 10.3535/lkl-5jv-n8r
title: Polychrysia moneta (Fabricius, 1787)

description: Digital Specimen for the physical specimen hosted at Finnish Museum of Natural History.
DOI: 10.13130/rd_unimi/fovnbv/v9mqtw
title: Aprile_1909_Pagina_072.jpg

description: Bulletin of 1909/04/18
DOI: 10.13130/rd_unimi/p8ek0m/rpwvw6
title: Agosto_1915_Pagina_091.jpg

description: Bulletin of 1915/08/16
DOI: 10.13130/rd_unimi/qg5zfl/xz5ygi
title: Agosto_1919_Pagina_077.jpg

description: Bulletin of 1919/08/13
DOI: 10.13130/rd_unimi/zvkzj5/0tuvc6
title: Agosto_1918_Pagina_080.jpg

description: Bulletin of 1918/08/14
DOI: 10.3535/wxj-ej2-x65
title: Nymphalis antiopa (Linnaeus, 1758)

description: Digital Specimen for the physical specimen hosted at Finnish Museum of Natural History.
DOI: 10.3535/x2t-rhy-3pz
title: Atolmis rubricollis (Linnaeus, 1758)

description: Digital Specimen for the physical specimen hosted at Finnish Museum of Natural History.
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17964693
title: Artifacts for "Sliding into the Flight Deck's DMs: Practical Message Attacks on CPDLC"

description: The logs associated with “Sliding into the Flight Deck’s DMs: Practical Message Attacks on CPDLC”
DOI: 10.13130/rd_unimi/i5awbn/sk1pph
title: Agosto_1920_Pagina_073.jpg

description: Bulletin of 1920/08/13
DOI: 10.13130/rd_unimi/nnwzpa/uza2hy
title: Aprile_1910_Pagina_062.jpg

description: Bulletin of 1910/04/16
DOI: 10.13130/rd_unimi/qcv3rk/0v4wuc
title: Aprile_1912_Pagina_023.jpg

description: Bulletin of 1912/04/06
DOI: 10.17632/nd5std3bpy.1
title: Evaluation of the thermal behavior and energy consumption of typological housing models in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

description: The Dominican Republic, as a tropical Caribbean country, is generally characterized by a warm and humid climate. As an island with strong maritime influence, it receives a significant contribution of moisture from the sea, particularly in coastal areas such as Santo Domingo. The climate of Santo Domingo has an average temperature of 25.8 °C and a relative humidity of 80%, conditions that from the outset greatly compromise the thermal comfort of building users. In this context, the design and materiality of housing are key factors in enabling occupants to achieve an adequate level of comfort that allows them to carry out their activities under appropriate conditions.

On the other hand, the lack of thermal comfort is closely related to increased energy consumption, since in order to improve habitability, people are forced to rely on mechanical systems. As a result, dwellings generate higher levels of pollution (CO₂) and cause greater environmental damage. In recent years, a construction technology has been introduced in the country that has become increasingly popular due to time savings and ease of execution: the use of formwork and cast-in-place concrete for walls and slabs. To date, its thermal behavior, its influence on human comfort, and its impact on energy consumption have not yet been studied.

This research focuses on studying this issue through the monitoring of climatic parameters in four housing units (apartments) located in two representative residential developments in Santo Domingo. Energy consumption was also monitored in order to correlate it with temperature and humidity levels. Additionally, the orientations of the monitored dwellings were analyzed, and the measured results were compared according to their orientations. The actual orientations were also compared with ideal ones through computer simulations, and different material systems were analyzed to establish differences with the one under study.

Among the main findings are the following:
1. The design of the buildings does not allow for effective ventilation, which increases indoor temperatures and leads to a loss of thermal comfort.
2. Inadequate orientations contribute to higher indoor temperatures due to increased solar radiation gains.
3. In the least comfortable periods and spaces, the use of air-conditioning systems increases, leading to higher energy consumption and greater pollution.
4. The existing building materials influence temperature increases.
5. There are simple and low-cost alternatives that can improve the comfort performance of the current material system.