Table 1 Summary of the risk studies on Culicoides imicola distribution in the Mediterranean basin since 1998
References | Extent | Resolution | Dependent variable | Statistical model | Cofactors selected through the analysis | External evaluation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Morocco, Morocco/ Iberia | Not given | Abundance | Linear regression | NDVI (min), windspeed | No. | |
[23] | Iberia | Size of sampled sites | Pres./abs. | Logistic regression | Mean monthly T° (min & max), number of months in the year with mean T° exceeding 12.5 °C | No. |
[24] | Iberia, Morocco | 8 km x 8 km | Abundance | Discriminant analysis | 8-variables model with DEM and Fourier-transformed NDVI, MIR, VPD and LST (cf. Table2) | No. |
[25] | Italy, Calabria | Size of sampled sites | Pres./abs. | Logistic regression | T° (min & max) | No. |
[26] | Portugal | 1 km x 1 km | Both | Discriminant analysis | DEM and Fourier-transformed LST, NDVI, MIR and TAIR including seasonal cycles | No. |
[27] | Italy | 10 km x 10 km | Pres./abs. | Multiple logistic regression | Mean altitude and mean annual daily min T° and relative humidity | No. |
[28] | Sicily | 1 km x 1 km | Pres./abs. | Stepwise discriminant analysis | 10-variables model with Fourier-transformed LST, NDVI, MIR and TAIR (cf. p93) | No. |
[29] | Italy | Cell size = 0.0387° | Pres./abs. | Additive model | Elevation, slope, aridity index, landuse, animal density, soil type, T° and NDVI for the 4 seasons | No. |
[30] | Italy | 250 m x 250 m | Both | Discriminant analysis | Min. T°, aridity index, altitude, slope, NDVI and forest cover | No. |
[31] | Spain | 1 km x 1 km (sometimes 8 km x8km) | Pres./abs. | Logistic regression | Mean NDVI, sun index, interpolated precipitations and T° and their seasonality | Yes. |
[32] | Spain | UTM 10 km x 10 km | Abundance | GLM neg. bin. & variation partitioning | 21-variables model with spatial location, topo-climatic variable, domestic and wild hosts, soil, NDVI and seasonality | No. |