Steph Copeland
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Steph Copeland
@stephcopelandj.bsky.social
PhD Candidate in the Young Lab at UCSB. Using the mountains and math to investigate human-change through ticks and mosquitoes.
https://sites.google.com/view/stephcopeland
Great meeting and having tick talks with some really excellent scientists at the Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Disease Conference this year. Additional highlight, playing tourist with 'touchdown Jesus'.
June 19, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Social media is not my strong suit! But happy to use my first post to celebrate the publication of this work in Ecosphere. Thank you to my collaborators for all their help on this work!

doi.org/10.1002/ecs2...
Variable effects of wildlife and livestock on questing tick abundance across a topographical–climatic gradient
Large-bodied wild ungulates are declining worldwide, while domestic livestock continue to increase in abundance. Such changes in large herbivore communities should have strong effects on the control ....
doi.org
April 21, 2025 at 7:57 PM