Although deer are present in Hampton Court, the authors comment that ticks might find it difficult to survive at this location due to unfavourable
environmental conditions including lower soil moisture and
relative humidity, which may explain why no ticks were found in this park.
«The
environmental conditions used in this study were 4oC (39 °F), 16.75 % O2, 2.5 % CO2, 1 atmosphere absolute pressure (ata), and 80 - 85 %
relative humidity.»