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Characterisation of riverine mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) community structure in southern Australia and the impact of a major flood based on analysis of a 20-year dataset

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dc.contributor.authorFricker, S.R.
dc.contributor.authorKeppel, G.
dc.contributor.authorWilliams, C.R.
dc.date.issued2025
dc.descriptionData source: Supporting information, https://doi.org/10.1111/mve.12787
dc.description.abstractWe investigated the mosquito community along 315 km of the Murray River, where we identified three assemblages (upper, middle, and lower river) that exhibited different patterns of species richness and diversity over 20 years. In the lower reaches (i.e., more southern latitudes), species richness and community diversity declined over time, while there was no significant change in either the middle or upper reaches. While the overall mean abundance of the common, pathogen-carrying mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) species Aedes camptorhynchus Thomson, increased in the lower river but declined in the upper river. These results provide important information on the diversity and abundance of mosquito communities adjacent to the Murray River and highlight the importance of considering spatial and temporal variation when assessing the risk of mosquito-borne diseases. Furthermore, data presented here illustrate that there the common public narrative around increasing mosquito abundance and geographic expansion under climate change is not universally true.
dc.identifier.citationMedical and Veterinary Entomology, 2025; 39(2):335-350
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/mve.12787
dc.identifier.issn0269-283X
dc.identifier.issn1365-2915
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11541.2/41693
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
dc.relation.fundingSA Health and a collaboration between Renmark Paringa Council
dc.relation.fundingBerri Barmera Council
dc.relation.fundingThe District Council of Loxton Waikerie
dc.relation.fundingThe Mid-Murray Council
dc.relation.fundingThe Rural City of Murray Bridge
dc.relation.fundingThe Coorong District Council and Alexandrina Council
dc.rightsCopyright 2025 The Author(s). Medical and Veterinary Entomology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Royal Entomological Society. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not used for commercial purposes. (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) Access Condition Notes: Open access publishing facilitated by University of South Australia, as part of the Wiley - University of South Australia agreement via the Council of Australian University Librarians.
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/mve.12787
dc.subjectAedes camptorhynchus
dc.subjectCulicidae
dc.subjectDiptera
dc.subjectmosquito
dc.subjectMurray River
dc.titleCharacterisation of riverine mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) community structure in southern Australia and the impact of a major flood based on analysis of a 20-year dataset
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished
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