Table 1 Description of different sampling sites
Region | Bioclimatic characteristics | Town | Water collection (n) | Geographical coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Centre | Degraded forest, subequatorial climate | Minkama | Mounassi pond (32 Bc) | 4°12ʹ14″N, 11°35ʹ0.2″E |
Yana Messina pool (6 Bc) | 4°12ʹ1″N, 11°35ʹ3″E | |||
Kede River (32 Bc) | 4°12ʹ6″N, 11°35ʹ6″E | |||
Nalassi | Nalassi River (50 Bc) | 4°16ʹ49″N, 11°37ʹ58″E | ||
Nkoteng | Mendibi River (6 Bc) | 4°31ʹ00″N, 12°08ʹ00″E | ||
Mbandjock | Mengolo River (30 Bc) | 4°26ʹ37″N, 11°53ʹ40″E | ||
Mekono River (34 Bc) | 4°27ʹ04″N, 11°54ʹ46″E | |||
YaoundĂ© | Afeme River (30 Bp) | 3°53ʹ38″N, 11°28ʹ20″E | ||
Ngoa-EkellĂ© Lake (30 Bp) | 3°51ʹ15″N, 11°30ʹ07″E | |||
South | Dense rain forest, Guinean subequatorial climate | Sangmelima | Bissono River (30 Bc) | 2°56ʹ28″N, 11°58ʹ55″E |
Ebolowa | Ebengue River (4 Bc) | 2°54ʹ42″N, 11°10ʹ33″E | ||
East | Equatorial forest, subtropical climate | Bertoua | Monou II swamp (30 Bc) | 4°34ʹ14″N, 13°41ʹ34″E |
Quartier Italie drain (30 Bc) | 4°34ʹ35″N, 13°41ʹ43″E | |||
Mokolo I swamp (30 Bc) | 4°35ʹ18″N, 13°40ʹ48″E | |||
West | Shrub savannah, equatorial climate | Kouoptamo | Koupben River (30 Bc) | 5°36ʹ33″N, 10°35ʹ17″E |
Mangoum | Memom River (30 Bc) | 5°29ʹ57″N, 10°36ʹ30″E | ||
Monoun Njindoun | Monoun Njindoun Lake (32 Bc) | 5°34ʹ53″N, 10°35ʹ23″E | ||
Far North | Savannah, tropical Sudan-Sahel climate | Mokolo | Lake (4 Bp) | 10°44ʹ00″N, 13°46ʹ4″E |