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Surrounding land use significantly influences adult mosquito abundance and species richness in urban mangroves
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Claflin, SB and Webb, CE, Surrounding land use significantly influences adult mosquito abundance and species richness in urban mangroves, Wetlands Ecology and Management, 25, (3) pp. 331-334. ISSN 0923-4861 (2017) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2016 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht
DOI: doi:10.1007/s11273-016-9520-0
Abstract
Mangroves harbor mosquitoes capable of
transmitting human pathogens; consequently, urban
mangrove management must strike a balance between
conservation and minimizing public health risks. Land
use may play a key role in shaping the mosquito
community within urban mangroves through either
species spillover or altering the abundance of
mosquitoes associated with the mangrove. In this
study, we explore the impact of land use within 500 m
of urban mangroves on the abundance and diversity of
adult mosquito populations. Carbon dioxide baited
traps were used to sample host-seeking female
mosquitoes around nine mangrove forest sites along
the Parramatta River, Sydney, Australia. Specimens
were identified to species and for each site, mosquito
species abundance, species richness and diversity
were calculated and were analyzed in linear mixed
effects models. We found that the percentage of
residential land and bushland in the surrounding area
had a negative effect on mosquito abundance and
species richness. Conversely, the amount of mangrove
had a significant positive effect on mosquito abundance,
and the amount of industrial land had a
significant positive effect on species richness. These
results demonstrate the need for site-specific investigations
of mosquito communities associated with
specific habitat types and the importance of considering
surrounding land use in moderating local mosquito
communities. A greater understanding of local land
use and its influence on mosquito habitats could add
substantially to the predictive power of disease risk
models and assist local authorities develop policies for
urban development and wetland rehabilitation.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | mosquito, landscape ecology, community ecology |
Research Division: | Biological Sciences |
Research Group: | Ecology |
Research Field: | Community ecology (excl. invasive species ecology) |
Objective Division: | Environmental Management |
Objective Group: | Terrestrial systems and management |
Objective Field: | Control of pests, diseases and exotic species in terrestrial environments |
UTAS Author: | Claflin, SB (Dr Suzi Claflin) |
ID Code: | 114179 |
Year Published: | 2017 (online first 2016) |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 16 |
Deposited By: | Menzies Institute for Medical Research |
Deposited On: | 2017-02-08 |
Last Modified: | 2022-06-17 |
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