The distribution of Biomphalaria (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) in Lake Victoria with ecological and spatial predictions using Bayesian modelling

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 683, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 249-264

  Standley, Claire J ^a,b   Vounatsou, Penelope ^c   Gosoniu, Laura ^c   Jørgensen, Aslak ^d   Adriko, Moses ^e   Lwambo, Nicholas J S ^f   Lange, Charles N ^g   Kabatereine, Narcis B ^e   Stothard, J Russell ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^e MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Uganda)

^f NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Tanzania)

^g Invertebrate Zoology Section   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Aquatic ecology; Bayesian modelling; Biomphalaria snails; Intestinal schistosomiasis; Lake Victoria; Water chemistry

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AUTOCORRELATION; BASELINE CONDITIONS; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CHLORIDE; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; GASTROPOD; INTERMEDIATE HOST; KRIGING; NITRATE; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SHORELINE; SNAIL; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SULFATE; SYMPATRY; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER DEPTH;

EAST AFRICA; EAST AFRICAN LAKES; LAKE VICTORIA;

BIOMPHALARIA; BIOMPHALARIA CHOANOMPHALA; BIOMPHALARIA SUDANICA; GASTROPODA; PLANORBIDAE;

EID: 84856379788     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-011-0962-3     Document Type: Article

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