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A New Formula for Calculating Species Dominance in the Case of Mosquitoes
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  • Quanchao Liu,
  • Yaming Zou,
  • Hui Jin,
  • Cejie Lan
Quanchao Liu
Southeast University
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Yaming Zou
Wuxi Center for Disease Control and Prevention
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Hui Jin
Southeast University
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Cejie Lan
Wuxi Center for Disease Control and Prevention

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Abstract

Objective: To explore the calculation method of dominance degree from biomass, time scale and space scale, so as to provide a reference basis for more realistic reflection of species dominance degree. Methods: Excel was used for statistical analysis of mosquito monitoring data in Wuxi from 2012 to 2021, and t-test was used to test the variability of three calculation methods, namely Time-Space index, Berger Parker index and McNaughton index. Results: The three indices of Culex pipiens pallens and Aedes albopictus were basically consistent, and there was no significant difference between them; Time-Space index of Culex tritaeniorhynchus and Anopheles sinensis was significantly lower than Berger-Parker index (P<0.05), and was close to the significant level (P=0.0762, P=0.0621) lower than McNaughton index; The difference of coefficient of variation among the three calculated results was 4.63%, which was significantly lower than that of the other three mosquitoes (P<0.05). Conclusion: Time-Space index can significantly improve the resolution of species distribution heterogeneity, and better reflect the true state of relative dominance among species.