Aedes Albopictus Larval Habitats and Adult Populations in Natural and Settled Environments

89 aquatic habitat survey entries analyze the impact of human settlements on Aedes albopictus mosquito populations. The dataset includes larval counts, adult abundance, and environmental variables like water temperature and canopy cover from sites in oil palm and logged forest areas. It was collected by Maisie Vollans of Imperial College London as part of the SAFE research project.

Use Cases

• Modeling mosquito population abundance based on habitat characteristics like container type and water volume.
• Analyzing the impact of land type (e.g., oil palm vs. logged forest) on larval habitat availability.
• Studying adult mosquito traits, such as wing span and sex ratio, in relation to human settlement proximity.
• Correlating abiotic factors like air temperature and canopy cover with larval and pupal stage development.

Strengths

• Dataset includes 89 surveyed aquatic habitats with detailed abiotic characteristics.
• Contains linked data from three survey types: habitat, larval, and adult population.
• Explicitly documents research permits from Sabah Biodiversity Centre and a medical ethics committee.

Limitations

• Row count for the full dataset is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent for some files; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

SAFE research project, Imperial College London

Collection Method

Field surveys including aquatic habitat analysis, larval collection, and human landing catches.

Geography

Study sites in natural environments and human settlements within oil palm and logged forest areas.