caa a22 4500 445384085 CHVBK 20180317143026.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20111201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10021-011-9487-x doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10021-011-9487-x Knight Jon Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith School of Environment, Griffith University, 170 Kessels Rd, 4111, Nathan, Queensland, Australia aut A Model of Mosquito-Mangrove Basin Ecosystems with Implications for Management [Elektronische Daten] [Jon Knight] A model of the mosquito-mangrove basin ecosystem is presented detailing the habitat of the saltwater mosquito Aedes vigilax utilizing mangrove basin forests in Australia. The modeling included a synthesis of empirical observations and published descriptions including the insect's relevant life-stages, mangrove basin topography and hydrodynamics. Shallow mangrove basins periodically connected by only the highest 10% of high tides with a hummocky substrate micro-topography characterize the main mangrove form conducive to Ae. vigilax breeding. Other essential features include the synchronization of the mosquito's lifecycle to basin hydrodynamics and thus an intricate relationship between hydrodynamics and basin structure. Very small decreases in basin water level (~1cm/day) lead to significant decreases in extent of standing water (for example, 60% over 6days) across the basin. This results in corresponding increases in the extent of exposed substrate. Also, the modeling demonstrated sensitivity of the mosquito-mangrove basin ecosystem to sea level changes. A hydrologic model of the basin was used to predict mosquito breeding episodes which were tested against a mosquito management larviciding program. The model predicted 75% of all 29 larviciding treatments undertaken. Comparing the model against the two triggers used by mosquito control, tides and rainfall, the model predicted 92% of tidally instigated treatments and 60% of rainfall instigated treatments. Application of the model enables consideration of environment-based minimal habitat modification for mosquito control in mangroves, not previously possible. The model will be applicable to similar species, such as Ae. taeniorhynchus, found in Florida's (USA) mangroves. Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 2011 Mangrove basin forest nationallicence Ecohydrology nationallicence Tidal hydrodynamic nationallicence LiDAR nationallicence Mosquito management nationallicence Queensland nationallicence Eastern Australia nationallicence Avicennia marina nationallicence Aedes vigilax nationallicence Sea level rise nationallicence Ecosystems Springer-Verlag 14/8(2011-12-01), 1382-1395 1432-9840 14:8<1382 2011 14 10021 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-011-9487-x text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-011-9487-x text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- Knight Jon Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith School of Environment, Griffith University, 170 Kessels Rd, 4111, Nathan, Queensland, Australia aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Ecosystems Springer-Verlag 14/8(2011-12-01), 1382-1395 1432-9840 14:8<1382 2011 14 10021 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer