The present distribution and predicted geographic expansion of the floodwater mosquito Aedes sticticus in Sweden

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 141-147

  Schäfer, Martina L ^a,b   Lundström, Jan O ^a,b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Swedish Biological Mosquito Control Project   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aedes sticticus; Climate change; Distribution model; Floodwater mosquitoes; GIS

Indexed keywords

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CLIMATE; CLIMATE CHANGE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GEOGRAPHY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; SWEDEN; TEMPERATURE;

AEDES; ANIMALS; CLIMATE; CLIMATE CHANGE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GEOGRAPHY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DENSITY; SWEDEN; TEMPERATURE;

AEDES VEXANS; OCHLEROTATUS STICTICUS;

EID: 68949191033     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3376/038.034.0117     Document Type: Article

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