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Table 5 Richness and dominance of mosquito species in different land covers and microhabitats, within foci of sylvatic arbovirus, in Kédougou from June – December 2010

From: Larval ecology of mosquitoes in sylvatic arbovirus foci in southeastern Senegal

Macrohabitat

Richness

Dominance

Shannon diversity

Forest

31a

0.11c

2.52a

Savannah

21b

0.12b

2.36b

Barren

11b

0.37a

1.47c

Village

19b

0.34a

1.52c

Microhabitat

   

Decaying fruit husks

9c

0.39b

1.21d

Fresh fruit husks

19b

0.4b

1.25d

Puddles

11c

0.31c

1.63b

Discarded containers

18b

0.33c

1.5c

Tree holes

28a

0.12d

2.42a

Bamboo holes

3d

0.82a

0.38e

Rock holes

15b

0.29c

1.67b

Tires

2d

0.92a

0.17e

Storage containers

1d

1a

0f

  1. Groups that do not share a letter are significantly different (Bootstrap; P < 0.05).