Remote Sensing and Modeling of Mosquito Abundance and Habitats in Coastal Virginia, USA 英文参考文献.docVIP

Remote Sens. 2011, 3, 2663-2681; doi:10.3390/rs3122663 OPEN ACCESS Remote Sensing ISSN 2072-4292 /journal/remotesensing Article Remote Sensing and Modeling of Mosquito Abundance and Habitats in Coastal Virginia, USA Haley L. Cleckner 1, Thomas R. Allen 1,* and A. Scott Bellows 2 1 Department of Geography, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, USA; E-Mail: hcleckner@havelocknc.us 2 REMSA Incorporated, 124 West Queens Way, Hampton, VA 23669, USA; E-Mail: sbellows@ * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: allenth@; Tel.: +1-252-328-6624; Fax: +1-252-328-6054. Received: 26 October 2011; in revised form: 9 December 2011 / Accepted: 9 December 2011 / Published: 12 December 2011 Abstract: The increase in mosquito populations following extreme weather events poses a major threat to humans because of mosquitoes’ ability to carry disease-causing pathogens, particularly in low-lying, poorly drained coastal plains vulnerable to tropical cyclones. In areas with reservoirs of disease, mosquito abundance information can help to identify the areas at higher risk of disease transmission. Using a Geographic Information System (GIS), mosquito abundance is predicted across the City of Chesapeake, Virginia. The mosquito abundance model uses mosquito light trap counts, a habitat suitability model, and dynamic environmental variables (temperature and precipitation) to predict the abundance of the species Culiseta melanura, as well as the combined abundance of the ephemeral species, Aedes vexans and Psorophora columbiae, for the year 2003. Remote sensing techniques were used to quantify environmental variables for a potential habitat suitability index for the mosquito species. The goal of this study was to produce an abundance model that could guide risk assessment, surveillance, and potential disease transmission. Results highlight the utility of integrating field surveillance, remote sensing for synop