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SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF ANOPHELINE LARVAL HABITATS IN WESTERN KENYAN HIGHLANDS: EFFECTS OF LAND COVER TYPES AND TOPOGRAPHY
- Source :
- The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, vol 73, iss 1
- Publication Year :
- 2005
- Publisher :
- American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2005.
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Abstract
- The distributions of anopheline larval habitats were aggregated in valley bottoms in Kenya in both the rainy and dry seasons, although the degree of aggregation was higher in the dry season than in the rainy season. Larvae of the Anopheles gambiae complex larvae were found more frequently in habitats in farmlands and pastures. However, An. funestus larvae were found more frequently in natural swamps and pastures. Canopy cover was the only variable significantly associated with the occurrence of the An. gambiae complex and An. funestus. The average canopy cover was significantly less in the habitats with the An. gambiae complex and An. funestus larvae than those without the anopheline larvae. Thus, land cover types and topographic features showed important effects on the distribution of anopheline larval habitats. These results suggest that clearing riparian forests would improve growing conditions of the An. gambiae complex and An. funestus larvae in Kenyan highlands.
- Subjects :
- Falciparum
Wet season
Canopy
Mosquito Control
animal structures
Anopheles gambiae
Plasmodium falciparum
Environment
Medical and Health Sciences
Swamp
Tropical Medicine
Virology
Anopheles
parasitic diseases
Dry season
Animals
Humans
Riparian forest
Malaria, Falciparum
Demography
geography
geography.geographical_feature_category
Geography
biology
Ecology
fungi
Vegetation
biology.organism_classification
Kenya
Malaria
Mosquito control
Infectious Diseases
Larva
Parasitology
Seasons
geographic locations
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14761645 and 00029637
- Volume :
- 73
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....24e51f5986bbb2259a54efee9daecdf0