TY  - JOUR
A1  - Cunze, Sarah
A1  - Koch, Lisa Katharina
A1  - Kochmann, Judith
A1  - Klimpel, Sven
T1  - Aedes albopictus and Aedes japonicus - two invasive mosquito species with different temperature niches in Europe
T2  - Parasites & vectors
N2  - Background: Aedes albopictus and Ae. japonicus are two of the most widespread invasive mosquito species that have recently become established in western Europe. Both species are associated with the transmission of a number of serious diseases and are projected to continue their spread in Europe.
Methods: In the present study, we modelled the habitat suitability for both species under current and future climatic conditions by means of an Ensemble forecasting approach. We additionally compared the modelled MAXENT niches of Ae. albopictus and Ae. japonicus regarding temperature and precipitation requirements.
Results: Both species were modelled to find suitable habitat conditions in distinct areas within Europe: Ae. albopictus within the Mediterranean regions in southern Europe, Ae. japonicus within the more temperate regions of central Europe. Only in few regions, suitable habitat conditions were projected to overlap for both species. Whereas Ae. albopictus is projected to be generally promoted by climate change in Europe, the area modelled to be climatically suitable for Ae. japonicus is projected to decrease under climate change. This projection of range reduction under climate change relies on the assumption that Ae. japonicus is not able to adapt to warmer climatic conditions. The modelled MAXENT temperature niches of Ae. japonicus were found to be narrower with an optimum at lower temperatures compared to the niches of Ae. albopictus.
Conclusions: Species distribution models identifying areas with high habitat suitability can help improving monitoring programmes for invasive species currently in place. However, as mosquito species are known to be able to adapt to new environmental conditions within the invasion range quickly, niche evolution of invasive mosquito species should be closely followed upon in future studies.
KW  - Asian bush mosquito
KW  - Asian tiger mosquito
KW  - Climate change
KW  - Invasive species
KW  - Species distribution modelling
Y1  - 2016
UR  - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/44486
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-444860
SN  - 1756-3305
N1  - The Erratum to this article has been published in Parasites & Vectors 2016 9:629 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-016-1893-7
VL  - 9
IS  - 573
ER  -