Mosquito larvae | |||
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Environmental variables | Present | Absent | p-value |
Total number of habitats sampled | 14 | 14 | − |
Flow (velocity in m/s)) | Stagnant (0) | 0.41 ± 1.4 | = |
Water body area (m2) | 8.42 ± 7.2 | 5.81 ± 3.7 | 0.58** |
Water depth (cm) | 3.25 ± 1.1 | 3.51 ± 0.9 | 0.24** |
Turbid/clear (%) | 40%/60% | 99.4%/0.6% | 0.002* |
Temperature (°C) | 32.12 ± 3.9 | 31.93 ± 1.9 | 0.15** |
pH | 8.78 ± 1.26 | 8.61 ± 1.07 | 0.29** |
% emergent vegetation | 30% | 45% | 0.43* |
% algae | 45% | 75% | 0.05* |
Number of macro-invertebrate species (diversity index) | 12 (1.78) | 10 (1.92) | 0.014*** |
Number of grass species (diversity index) | 11 (1.61) | 9 (1.84) | 0.001*** |