Diversity of mosquitoes (Diptera Culicidae) in protected natural parks from Valencian Autonomous Region (Eastern Spain)
Year: 2013
Type: article
Abstract: Several larval samplings of mosquitoes (Diptera Culicidae) were carried out between 20082011, throughout very diverse larval biotopes located in thirteen protected natural parks from Eastern Spain, offering new information about the faunistic diversity of mosquitoes in these protected areas. Biodiversity was analyzed in terms of alpha, beta and gamma components, with the aim of comparing mosquito diversity according to the typology of the natural parks under study. A total of 15355 specimens belonging to 25 different mosquito species and 6 genera were collected and identified. Diversity analysis indicated higher diversity for Inland Mountainous Areas (IMAs) with a low degree of interspecific dominance in these communi ties, while Coastal Wetlands and Marshes registered the lowest observed diversity and a high degree of interespecific dominance. The cluster analysis revealed the relationship between the categories (IMA, CMA, CWM), while the Principal Components Analysis proved the re lationship between larval abundance and the categories studied.
Institution: Universitat de València
Language: English
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Life on land
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2186672073