The physicochemical and environmental factors affecting the distribution of Anopheles merus along the Kenyan coast

Table 1 The means of the physicochemical and environmental parameters in the six different habitat types in Garithe

Habitat type	Temp (°C)	Conduct (S/m)	Salinity (dS/m)	Dissolved Oxygen (mgL)	pH	TDS (mg/L)	Can %	Algae %	Emerg %	Debris %
Hoof print	23.94 ± 1.07^a	53.62 ± 35.70^a	42.70 ± 31.68^a	170.14 ± 150.66	8.16 ± 0.25	39.68 ± 29.31^b	0.00 ± 0.00	0.00 ± 0.00	0.00 ± 0.00	0.00 ± 0.00
Pond	24.18 ± 0.48^b	120.76 ± 48.62	57.06 ± 27.97	140.79 ± 59.67	8.28 ± 0.13	262.58 ± 207.07^a	22.61 ± 4.00	5.71 ± 2.21	4.38 ± 1.10	14.32 ± 2.36
Pool	25.12 ± 0.43	45.70 ± 15.43	26.98 ± 11.71	47.02 ± 33.76	8.64 ± 0.14	32.51 ± 11.32	16.32 ± 2.65	3.89 ± 1.47^a	4.17 ± 1.01	12.96 ± 2.20
Road drain	24.56 ± 0.74	0.60 ± 0.56	0.38 ± 0.27	97.00 ± 48.63	8.51 ± 0.43	0.39 ± 0.35	14.00 ± 6.78	12.00 ± 12.00	0.00 ± 0.00	22.00 ± 8.60
Swamp	24.77 ± 0.77	13.49 ± 10.33	95.51 ± 79.27	95.71 ± 86.40	9.05 ± 0.46	70.61 ± 59.20	68.60 ± 15.81	16.00 ± 13.63	36.00 ± 22.04	20.00 ± 12.94
Well	25.24 ± 0.72	79.26 ± 61.49^b	69.95 ± 69.51	21.12 ± 20.09	8.23 ± 0.45	50.95 ± 39.94^b	10.91 ± 4.71^b	5.45 ± 5.45	1.36 ± 0.97	13.64 ± 3.63
Total	24.71 ± 0.28	70.30 ± 18.49	40.28 ± 11.55	93.43 ± 26.87	8.47 ± 0.09	106.18 ± 66.03	19.19 ± 2.15	5.16 ± 1.24	4.77 ± 1.01	13.52 ± 1.45

^a = Pearson’s correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed) with An. merus larvae.
^b = Pearson’s correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed) with An. merus larvae.
Key: Temp = Temperature; Conduct = Conductivity; TDS = Total dissolved solids; Can = Canopy coverage; Emerg = Emergent plant coverage.

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