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T1 - Spatio-temporal modelling of Glossina palpalis gambiensis and Glossina tachinoides apparent densities in fragmented ecosystems of Burkina Faso
AU - Sedda, Luigi
AU - Guerrini, Laure
AU - Bouyer, Jeremy
AU - Kone, Naferima
AU - Rogers, David J.
PY - 2010/9
Y1 - 2010/9
N2 - Here we propose two novel approaches to space-time analysis derived from space-time geostatistics in a kriging framework. The approaches were developed through analysis of a dataset recording the Apparent Density of Glossina palpalis gambiensis and Glossina tachinoides (Diptera: Glossinidae) in three riparian sites in Burkina Faso over 15 months between 2006 and 2007. This site is fragmented due to human activity in the area.The first approach, Space Time Ordinary Kriging, does not consider the effect of fragmentation. It is used as a benchmark to test the increased explanatory power of the second method, which does account for fragmentation. The second method, Regression Space Time Simple Kriging, is a distinct improvement over the first approach because it allows for a spatial trend in the mean trap catch; this trend is related to, and later predicted from, environmental co-variates.The results indicate the presence of space and time effects on tsetse distribution, dependent on the size of the habitat fragmentation patches. These effects occur at relatively small geographic scales within a season. Whilst such variation has long been suspected, the new methods presented here are able to quantify this variation precisely, so that seasonal and spatial comparisons can now be made both within and between species.
AB - Here we propose two novel approaches to space-time analysis derived from space-time geostatistics in a kriging framework. The approaches were developed through analysis of a dataset recording the Apparent Density of Glossina palpalis gambiensis and Glossina tachinoides (Diptera: Glossinidae) in three riparian sites in Burkina Faso over 15 months between 2006 and 2007. This site is fragmented due to human activity in the area.The first approach, Space Time Ordinary Kriging, does not consider the effect of fragmentation. It is used as a benchmark to test the increased explanatory power of the second method, which does account for fragmentation. The second method, Regression Space Time Simple Kriging, is a distinct improvement over the first approach because it allows for a spatial trend in the mean trap catch; this trend is related to, and later predicted from, environmental co-variates.The results indicate the presence of space and time effects on tsetse distribution, dependent on the size of the habitat fragmentation patches. These effects occur at relatively small geographic scales within a season. Whilst such variation has long been suspected, the new methods presented here are able to quantify this variation precisely, so that seasonal and spatial comparisons can now be made both within and between species.
KW - RIVERINE TSETSE-FLIES
KW - STATIONARY COVARIANCE FUNCTIONS
KW - TEMPORAL VARIABILITY
KW - DIPTERA
KW - POPULATION
KW - PREDICTION
KW - AREA
KW - TRYPANOSOMIASIS
KW - EPIDEMIOLOGY
KW - DYNAMICS
U2 - 10.1111/j.1600-0587.2009.06135.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1600-0587.2009.06135.x
M3 - Journal article
VL - 33
SP - 772
EP - 783
JO - Ecography
JF - Ecography
SN - 0906-7590
IS - 4
ER -