Eutrophication governs predator-prey interactions and temperature effects in Aedes aegypti populations.
Louie KrolErin E GorsichEllard R HuntingDanny GovenderPeter M van BodegomMaarten SchramaPublished in: Parasites & vectors (2019)
Our study shows that ecological bottom-up and top-down drivers strongly and interactively govern mosquito life history traits for Ae. aegypti populations. Specifically, we show that eutrophication can inversely affect predator-prey interactions and mediate the effect of temperature on mosquito survival and development rates. Hence, our results suggest that nutrient pollution can overrule biological constraints on natural mosquito populations and highlights the importance of studying multiple factors.