关键词: 蜱类, 群落

Abstract: Objective:To study the structure of tick communities of the rodents in Dongling Mountain,Western Beijing.Methods:3 species of tick,416 individuals were collected in three different ecological habitats from June 1998 to May 1999 in the region.A series of ecological methods are involved in this paper of community structure,diversity and similarity.Results:In forest habitat,the dominant species of those communities are not very outstanding,while in the habitats of shrub and farmland,they quite outstanding.In tick communities,Ixodes persulcatus are dominant species for all rodent hosts.Conclusions:The structures of tick communities are simple,with low diversity indices.