scholarly journals High-Resolution Ecological Niche Modeling ofIxodes scapularisTicks Based on Passive Surveillance Data at the Northern Frontier of Lyme Disease Emergence in North America

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 235-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean-Paul R. Soucy ◽  
Andreea M. Slatculescu ◽  
Christine Nyiraneza ◽  
Nicholas H. Ogden ◽  
Patrick A. Leighton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
North America ◽  
Lyme Disease ◽  
Ecological Niche ◽  
Ecological Niche Modeling ◽  
Niche Modeling ◽  
Surveillance Data ◽  
Passive Surveillance ◽  
Disease Emergence ◽  
Northern Frontier

scholarly journals Geographic shifts in Aedes aegypti habitat suitability in Ecuador using larval surveillance data and ecological niche modeling: Implications of climate change for public health vector control

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. e0007322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine A. Lippi ◽  
Anna M. Stewart-Ibarra ◽  
M. E. Franklin Bajaña Loor ◽  
Jose E. Dueñas Zambrano ◽  
Nelson A. Espinoza Lopez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Climate Change ◽  
Aedes Aegypti ◽  
Vector Control ◽  
Habitat Suitability ◽  
Ecological Niche ◽  
Ecological Niche Modeling ◽  
Niche Modeling ◽  
Surveillance Data

scholarly journals Modeling the Putative Ancient Distribution of Aedes togoi (Diptera: Culicidae)

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel A H Peach ◽  
Benjamin J Matthews
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
East Asia ◽  
Pacific Northwest ◽  
Ecological Niche ◽  
Ecological Niche Modeling ◽  
Genetic Relationships ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Niche Modeling ◽  
Interglacial Period ◽  
Last Interglacial

Abstract The coastal rock pool mosquito, Aedes (Tanakius) togoi (Theobald) (Diptera: Culicidae), is found in coastal east Asia in climates ranging from subtropical to subarctic. However, a disjunct population in the Pacific Northwest of North America has an ambiguous heritage. Two potential models explain the presence of Ae. togoi in North America: ancient Beringian dispersal or modern anthropogenic introduction. Genetic studies have thus far proved inconclusive. Here we described the putative ancient distribution of Ae. togoi habitat in east Asia and examined the climatic feasibility of a Beringian introduction into North America using modern distribution records and ecological niche modeling of bioclimatic data from the last interglacial period (~120,000 BP), the last glacial maximum (~21,000 BP), and the mid-Holocene (~6000 BP). Our results suggest that suitable climatic conditions existed for Ae. togoi to arrive in North America through natural dispersal as well as to persist there until present times. Furthermore, we find that ancient distributions of suitable Ae. togoi habitat in east Asia may explain the genetic relationships between Ae. togoi populations identified in other studies. These findings indicate the utility of ecological niche modeling as a complementary tool for studying insect phylogeography.

scholarly journals Modelling the Putative Ancient Distribution of the Coastal Rock Pool Mosquito Aedes togoi

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel AH Peach ◽  
Benjamin J Matthews
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
East Asia ◽  
Ecological Niche ◽  
Ecological Niche Modeling ◽  
Genetic Relationships ◽  
Niche Modeling ◽  
Interglacial Period ◽  
Rock Pool ◽  
Last Interglacial ◽  
Aedes Togoi

The coastal rock pool mosquito, Aedes togoi, is found in coastal east Asia in climates ranging from subtropical to subarctic. However, a disjunct population in the Pacific Northwest of North America has an ambiguous heritage. Two potential models explain the presence of Ae. togoi in North America: ancient Beringian dispersal or modern anthropogenic introduction. Genetic studies have thus far proved inconclusive. Here we described the putative ancient distribution of Ae. togoi habitat in east Asia and examined the climatic feasibility of a Beringian introduction into North America using modern distribution records and ecological niche modeling of bioclimatic data from the last interglacial period (~120,000 BP), the last glacial maximum (~21,000 BP), and the mid-Holocene (~6000 BP). Our results suggest that suitable climatic conditions existed for Ae. togoi to arrive in North America through natural dispersal as well as to persist there until present times. Furthermore, we find that ancient distributions of suitable Ae. togoi habitat in east Asia may explain the genetic relationships between Ae. togoi populations identified in other studies. These findings indicate the utility of ecological niche modeling as a complementary tool for studying insect phylogeography.

Ecological niche modeling (ENM) of Leptoglossus clypealis a new potential global invader: following in the footsteps of Leptoglossus occidentalis?

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Leonela Olivera ◽  
Eugenia Minghetti ◽  
Sara I. Montemayor
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Ecological Niche ◽  
Ecological Niche Modeling ◽  
Niche Breadth ◽  
Niche Modeling ◽  
Ecological Niche Models ◽  
Leptoglossus Occidentalis ◽  
Major Pest ◽  
Successful Establishment ◽  
Niche Models

Abstract The introduction of alien species is one of the main problems in conservation. Many successful invaders cause severe economic and ecological damage. Such is the case of Leptoglossus occidentalis, a phytophagous true bug native to North America, which has become a pest in Europe, Asia, Africa and South America. Within the genus, another species whose distributional range is expanding toward the east of North America is Leptoglossus clypealis. As climate determines the successful establishment of insects, the identification of climatically suitable areas for invasive species based on ecological niche models (ENMs) offers an excellent opportunity for preventing invasions. In this study, ENMs were built for both species and their native climatic niches were compared. Their niche breath was also measured. The climatic niches of both species are identical and the niche breadth of L. clypealis is broader than that of L. occidentalis. In view of the great ecological resemblance between these two species, we believe that L. clypealis could became a major pest thus it should be carefully monitored. The results of the present worldwide ENMs showed numerous regions with suitable conditions for the establishment of both species. The future ENMs exhibited a retraction in the suitable areas in North America, Europe and Asia.

Ecological Niche Modeling of Lyme Disease in British Columbia, Canada

2010 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sunny Mak ◽  
Muhammad Morshed ◽  
Bonnie Henry
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Lyme Disease ◽  
Ecological Niche ◽  
Ecological Niche Modeling ◽  
Niche Modeling
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