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Table 2 Contribution of 17 eco-geographical variables to the Marginality and Specialization factors of the ENFA for five major malaria vectors in Cameroon.

From: Habitat suitability and ecological niche profile of major malaria vectors in Cameroon

 

MARGINALITY1

SPECIALIZATION2

 

Anopheles gambiae 22%

Anopheles funestus 23%

Anopheles arabiensis 63%

Anopheles moucheti 37%

Anophele s nili 16%

Anopheles gambiae 21%

Anopheles funestus 16%

Anopheles arabiensis 16%

Anopheles moucheti 40%

Anopheles nili 41%

Global Values

1.109

1.186

1.763

1.482

1.265

0.691

0.638

0.259

0.291

0.437

Cropland

++

+

++

++

++

0

*

*

0

*

Distance to water bodies

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Distance to localities

-------

------

----

------

-------

*

0

0

*

*

Distance to roads

-----

----

---

---

----

*

*

0

**

*

Evapotranspiration

+

++

++++

---

--

*

**

*******

*********

*********

Evergreen Forest

--

---

---

++

+

*****

****

*

*

**

Sunlight exposure

+

+

+++

----

---

*****

**

*

***

**

Forest/savannas mosaic

0

0

0

-

+

0

0

0

0

0

Rainfall

0

--

---

++

++

*****

******

0

0

0

Dry savannas

++

++

++

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Deciduous woodland

+

++

0

0

++

0

*

*

0

0

Temperature

+

+

++

0

-

***

***

*

**

*

Elevation

-

0

-

-

0

*

0

0

*

*

Aspect

0

-

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Slope

-

-

-

-

--

*

*

0

0

*

Wind speed

++

+++

+++

+

+

**

****

*******

*

0

Water vapor pressure

-

--

---

+++

++

*

**

*

0

**

  1. Percentages indicate the amount of total variance explained by each factor.
  2. 1 The symbol "+" indicates that the focal species was found in locations with higher values than average for that EGV. The symbol "-" indicates the reverse. The greater the number of symbols, the higher the marginality, with "0" denoting weak marginality.
  3. 2 The symbol "*" indicates that the focal species occupied a narrower range of values for the EGV than those available in the reference set (i.e. specialization). The greater the number of symbols, the higher the specialization, with "0" denoting no specialization.