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Habitat characteristics of Coquillettidia perturbans in central Florida
1Polk County Environmental Services, Bartow, FL 33830.
Abstract:
Habitat characteristics were examined in two marshes and the littoral zones of two lakes in central Florida to determine their effect on the density and distribution of Coquillettidia perturbans. Larval and water samples were collected and habitat characteristics were recorded at monthly intervals for one year. Several significantly different physicochemical parameters were found between the marshes and lakeshores. Sites with dissolved oxygen less than 1.5 mg/liter (from October through May), pH less than 5.2, total alkalinity less than 6.0 mg CaCO3/liter, and orthophosphate less than 0.25 mg/liter were associated with significantly higher concentrations of Cq. perturbans. Arrow-arum, caric sedge, and maidencane were also associated with higher numbers of Coquillettidia.
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