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Table 5 Distribution of mean levels of physicochemical parameters and Anopheles gambiae larval densities in Anyakpor and Dodowa from October 2020 to May 2021

From: Larval habitat stability and productivity in two sites in Southern Ghana

Study site

Habitat type

No. of habitats

Temp. (°C)

pH

TDS (ppm)

Cond. (µs)

Salinity (ppm)

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Anyakpor

Swamps

3

33.44 ± 1.16

7.05 ± 0.08

7.23 ± 1.69

10.4 ± 2.50

5.21 ± 1.26

 

Artificial ponds

12

32. 35 ± 1.13

7.10 ± 0.22

5.88 ± 2.05

8.62 ± 3.11

4.34 ± 1.67

 

Wells

24

30. 58 ± 1.21

7.13 ± 0.11

2.75 ± 0.29

3.82 ± 0.51

1.89 ± 0.26

 

Furrows

2

33.83 ± 0.67

7.02 ± 0.02

7.43 ± 1.73

11.25 ± 1.97

5.56 ± 2.01

Dodowa

Swamps

3

31.14 ± 1.62

7.68 ± 0.33

2.33 ± 0.85

3.23 ± 1.16

0.155 ± 0.05

 

Artificial ponds

6

32.09 ± 2 .27

7.44 ± 0.24

3.55 ± 1.65

5.05 ± 2.38

0.24 ± 0.12

 

Puddles

7

31.81 ± 1.83

7.60 ± 0.35

2.81 ± 1.67

3.71 ± 2.04

0.19 ± 0.01

 

Furrows

2

31.20 ± 2.37

7.49 ± 0.05

1.87 ± 0.23

2.64 ± 0.32

0.13 ± 0.01