Design for mosquito abundance, diversity, and phenology sampling within the National Ecological Observatory Network

The National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) intends to monitor mosquito populations across its broad geographical range of sites because of their prevalence in food webs, sensitivity to abiotic factors, and relevance for human health. We describe the design of mosquito population sampling in...

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Published inEcosphere (Washington, D.C) Vol. 7; no. 5
Main Authors Hoekman, D., Springer, Y. P., Gibson, C., Barker, C. M., Barrera, R., Blackmore, M. S., Bradshaw, W. E., Foley, D. H., Ginsberg, H. S., Hayden, M. H., Holzapfel, C. M., Juliano, S. A., Kramer, L. D., LaDeau, S. L., Livdahl, T. P., Moore, C. G., Nasci, R. S., Reisen, W. K., Savage, H. M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.05.2016
Wiley
Subjects
Abiotic factors
abundance
climate
Climate change
Culicidae
Demography
Design
Disease
diversity
Ecology
Ecosystems
Food webs
global change
Land use
long‐term monitoring
Mosquitoes
Neon
Nonnative species
Observatories
Parasites
Phenology
Population sampling
Vegetation
West Nile virus
United States > US
North America
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Summary:The National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) intends to monitor mosquito populations across its broad geographical range of sites because of their prevalence in food webs, sensitivity to abiotic factors, and relevance for human health. We describe the design of mosquito population sampling in the context of NEON's long‐term continental scale monitoring program, emphasizing the sampling design schedule, priorities, and collection methods. Freely available NEON data and associated field and laboratory samples, will increase our understanding of how mosquito abundance, demography, diversity, and phenology are responding to land use and climate change.
ISSN:2150-8925
2150-8925
DOI:10.1002/ecs2.1320