Strategies for effective mosquito control in constructed treatment wetlands

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 21, Issue 4-5, 2003, Pages 211-232

  Knight, Robert L ^a   Walton, William E ^b   O'Meara, George F ^c   Reisen, William K ^d   Wass, Roland ^e  

^a Wetland Solutions Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e WASS Gerke and Associates Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Constructed wetlands; Mosquito abatement; Wastewater treatment; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL ASPECTS; URBAN PLANNING; WETLANDS;

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; WILDLIFE HABITAT BENEFITS;

MOSQUITO CONTROL;

CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; MOSQUITO; PEST CONTROL; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

AVES;

EID: 2342516194     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2003.11.001     Document Type: Review

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