Surrounding land use significantly influences adult mosquito abundance and species richness in urban mangroves

SB Claflin, CE Webb - Wetlands Ecology and Management, 2017 - Springer
Mangroves harbor mosquitoes capable of transmitting human pathogens; consequently,
urban mangrove management must strike a balance between conservation and minimizing …

Human activities attract harmful mosquitoes in a tropical urban landscape

JM Lee, RJ Wasserman, JY Gan, RF Wilson… - EcoHealth, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Knowledge of the interrelationship of mosquito communities and land use changes
is of paramount importance to understand the potential risk of mosquito disease …

A review of the role of fish as biological control agents of disease vector mosquitoes in mangrove forests: reducing human health risks while reducing environmental …

LF Griffin, JM Knight - Wetlands ecology and management, 2012 - Springer
The saltwater mosquito, Aedes vigilax, is prolific in coastal wetlands including mangroves
and saltmarshes. Ae. vigilax is a vector for arboviruses such as Ross River and Barmah …

Habitat traits associated with mosquito risk and aquatic diversity in urban wetlands

JK Hanford, CE Webb, DF Hochuli - Wetlands, 2019 - Springer
Urban wetlands are increasingly being used to manage stormwater, provide valuable
resources for biodiversity, and to improve public amenity and wellbeing. However …

Landscape effects on the presence, abundance and diversity of mosquitoes in Mediterranean wetlands

D Roiz, S Ruiz, R Soriguer, J Figuerola - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Environment determines the distribution of mosquito-borne diseases in that it influences the
vector-host-pathogen transmission cycle, including vector distribution, abundance and …

The impact of encroachment of mangroves into saltmarshes on saltwater mosquito habitats

P Dale, L Eslami‐Andargoli… - Journal of Vector Ecology, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Will mangrove encroachment into saltmarshes affect saltwater mosquito habitats? To
address this, we synthesized information from two perspectives: 1) at a detailed level, the …

[HTML][HTML] Land use influences mosquito communities and disease risk on remote tropical islands: a case study using a novel sampling technique

DBM Steiger, SA Ritchie… - The American journal of …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Land use changes, such as deforestation and urbanization, can influence interactions
between vectors, hosts, and pathogens. The consequences may result in the appearance …

What happens on islands, doesn't stay on islands: Patterns of synchronicity in mosquito nuisance and host-seeking activity between a mangrove island and adjacent …

BJ Johnson, R Manby, GJ Devine - Urban Ecosystems, 2020 - Springer
Coastal development is expanding globally in response to mass human migration, yet urban
planning guidelines often overlook the problems that human encroachment on or near …

Mosquito communities and disease risk influenced by land use change and seasonality in the Australian tropics

DB Meyer Steiger, SA Ritchie, SGW Laurance - Parasites & vectors, 2016 - Springer
Background Anthropogenic land use changes have contributed considerably to the rise of
emerging and re-emerging mosquito-borne diseases. These diseases appear to be …

Management of urban wetlands for conservation can reduce aquatic biodiversity and increase mosquito risk

JK Hanford, CE Webb, DF Hochuli - Journal of Applied Ecology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Global wetland loss means constructed urban wetlands are an increasingly valuable
resource for conservation. However, priorities for managing urban wetlands for conservation …