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DOI 10.1111/j.1948-7134.2010.00101.x
Title (Primary) Influence of competing and predatory invertebrate taxa on larval populations of mosquitoes in temporary ponds of wetland areas in Germany
Author Meyabeme Elono, A.L.; Liess, M.; Duquesne, S.
Source Titel Journal of Vector Ecology
Year 2010
Department OEKOTOX; NSF
Volume 35
Issue 2
Page From 419
Page To 427
Language englisch
Keywords Temporary ponds; Aedes; competitors; predators; antagonists; spring season
Abstract Abundances of mosquito larvae and associated invertebrate communities were assessed in 27 temporary ponds during the spring season in wetland areas of Germany. Four genera of mosquitoes were identified: Aedes, Anopheles, Culex, and Culiseta. We focused our analyses on Aedes spp. because this genus was the most abundant (92% of total abundance) and frequently encountered mosquito (present in 65% of investigated sites). The abundance of Aedes spp. was negatively associated with the abundance of competitors for food, and to a lesser extent with those of intraguild predators and strict predators. The influence of these natural antagonists on larvae of Aedes was stronger in ponds with higher levels of dissolved oxygen (53 ± 4%) than in ponds with lower levels (16 ± 1%). The overall abundance of antagonists explained 42% of the variation in abundance of Aedes spp. at sites with higher levels of dissolved oxygen. Of this explained variation, competitors accounted for 34.7%, whereas the abundance of intraguild predators and strict predators accounted for only 6.8 and 0.5%, respectively. Therefore, the promotion of competing species might be an appropriate ecological approach for the control of Aedes spp. in temporary ponds in these areas.
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Meyabeme Elono, A.L., Liess, M., Duquesne, S. (2010):
Influence of competing and predatory invertebrate taxa on larval populations of mosquitoes in temporary ponds of wetland areas in Germany
J. Vector Ecol. 35 (2), 419 - 427 10.1111/j.1948-7134.2010.00101.x