Table 4 Area in square kilometres and the percentage of each land cover type, number of aquatic habitats found in each land cover category and number and percentage of habitats occupied by An. funestus larvae
Land cover category | Area of land cover, in km2 (%) | Number of aquatic habitats found in each land cover category | Number of An. funestus-positive habitats in each land cover category (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Trees and forests | 14,277 (63.0) | 486 | 194 (40) |
Shrubland | 6765 (30.3) | 399 | 108 (27) |
Grassland | 59 (0.3) | 55 | 13 (24) |
Crops/agricultural fields | 841 (3.8) | 380 | 75 (20) |
Built areas | 84 (0.4) | 129 | 16 (12) |
Flooded vegetation | 163 (0.7) | 11 | 1 (9) |
Bare land/open space | 41 (0.2) | 0 | - |
Water bodies | 116 (0.52) | 0 | - |