Characterization of environmental drivers influencing the abundance of Anopheles maculipennis complex in Northern Italy

Table 5 Results of the linear regression model for the log abundance of Anopheles. VI norm.: normalised variable importance measure

Regressor	Regression coefficient estimates	t-statistics	P-value	VI norm
Rice fields	0.016	6.312	< 0.001	100
Farm buildings	0.034	5.316	< 0.001	84
Transitional woodland shrub environment	0.017	4.732	< 0.001	75
Road and rail networks and associated land	− 0.016	− 4.295	< 0.001	68
T_w	0.004	3.998	< 0.001	63
Urban area	0.007	3.961	< 0.001	63
Water courses	− 0.008	− 3.67	< 0.001	58
T_s	0.019	2.714	0.007	43
Port areas	1.100	2.244	0.025	36
Pastures	− 0.009	− 2.278	0.023	36
R_s	− 0.570	− 2.192	0.029	35
Graveyard	0.078	1.795	0.073	28
Permanent crops	0.003	1.735	0.083	27

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