Mosquito Species Counts in Forshaga Municipality, Sweden, 2019-2021

Mosquito species data collected in Forshaga municipality, Sweden, between 2019 and 2021. The dataset includes collection date, week, sampling site, estimated number of individuals, and species functional groups. It was authored by Jenny Hesson and is available under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Analyzing seasonal mosquito population trends based on collection date and week.
• Mapping species distribution and functional groups across different sampling sites.
• Studying mosquito ecology and community composition based on estimated counts per species.

Strengths

• Data spans three years (2019-2021), providing a multi-year view.
• Includes estimated counts for identified species and their functional groups.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset excludes zero-catches, preventing analysis of absence data.

Provenance

Source

Jenny Hesson via figshare

Collection Method

Field collection in Forshaga municipality, Sweden.

Time Range

2019-2021

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-11 12:57:12; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Forshaga municipality, Sweden