Biological response to Przewalski’s horse reintroduction in native desert grasslands: a case study on the spatial analysis of ticks

Table 1 Table of H. asiaticum collection in Kalamaili Nature Reserve (KNR)

Indicators	Donkey Trail		Grassland		Water Source		In total
Indicators	N	P	N	P	N	P	N	P
Stallion-Feces	118	72.88	27	51.85	22	77.27	167	70.06
Non-stallion-Feces	18	50.00	88	53.41	14	42.86	120	51.67
No-Feces	11	18.18	136	27.21	7	14.29	154	25.97
In total	147	65.99	251	39.04	43	55.81	441	49.66

N The number of sampling site, P The occurrence rate of ticks (%). Donkey trail: Refers to the habitual pathways or trails traversed by local equids; Grassland: Denotes the foraging regions frequented by Przewalski's horses; Water source: Refers to the natural water sources where Przewalski's horses commonly quench their thirst. (Fig. 1)

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