Table 4 Characteristics of water parameters and distribution of adult mosquitoes and invertebrates along the transects.
Variables | Distance from landward edge | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
|  | 0–100 m n = 91 | 200–500 m n = 188 |  |
aDepth (cm) | 9.80 (9.2–10.5) | 11.9 (10.3–11.5) | 0.032 |
Presence of moving water | 10/91 | 188/188 | <0.001 |
Height of rice (cm) | 17.0 (12.9–21.1) | 39.1 (35.5–42.7) | <0.001 |
Anopheles gambiae s.l. | 62(36/91) | 4 (3/188) | <0.001 |
Anopheles gambiae s.s. | 4(4/91) | 0(0/188) | 0.001 |
Anopheles arabiensis | 57(34/91) | 4(3/188) | <0.001 |
Anopheles melas | 1(1/91) | 0(0/188) | ns |
Other anophelines | 24 (12/91) | 0 (0/188) | <0.001 |
Culicine adults | 133 (49/91) | 7 (6/188) | <0.001 |
Other aquatic insects | 353 (69/91) | 234 (88/188) | <0.001 |
Insect families | 2.2 0(1.8–2.5) | 0.9 (0.7–1.0) | <0.001 |