Individual and interactive effects of meteorological factors on rodent density in Ordos, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China,2013-2021

SHANG Meng, WANG Lu, JIANG Wan-jun, WANG Xiao-xu, JI Hao-qiang, LIANG Ying, LIU Qi-yong

doi:10.11853/j.issn.1003.8280.2024.02.014

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2024 , Vol. 35 >Issue 2: 205 - 211

DOI: https://doi.org/10.11853/j.issn.1003.8280.2024.02.014

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1. Department of Vector Control, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan Shandong 250012, China;
2. National Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases, Department of Vector Biology and Control, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, WHO Collaberating Centre for Vector Surveillance and Management, Beijing 102206, China

Received date: 2023-08-31

Online published: 2024-05-09

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Objective To investigate the individual and interactive effects of meteorological factors on rodent density in Ordos, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China.Methods The data on rodent density in Ordos from 2013 to 2021 were collected. The individual and interactive effects of meteorological factors on rodent density were analyzed using a generalized additive model.Results From 2013 to 2021, rodent density in Ordos showed an overall decreasing trend over the years. Rodent density showed nonlinear relationships with monthly average temperature and average air pressure at lag 2 months,and had a linear relationship with the average sunshine duration of the same month. The population density of Meriones meridianus exhibited a nonlinear relationship with monthly average temperature,which decreased with rising temperatures in a fluctuating pattern,with a minor peak around 12 ℃, reaching the lowest around 18 ℃, then followed by a rapid increase. As the average air pressure increased, the density of M. meridianus first increased and then declined, reaching its peak at approximately 864 hPa. There was a positive linear relationship between the density of M. meridianus and monthly average sunshine duration. Monthly average temperature at lag 2 months interacted with monthly cumulative precipitation in the same period and average sunshine duration in the current month. At an appropriate temperature (approximately 12 ℃) at lag 2 months, an intense precipitation and a shorter monthlyaverage sunshine duration in the current month favored an increase in the density of M. meridianus.Conclusion Monthly average sunshine duration, monthly average temperature, and monthly average air pressure have linear and nonlinear effects on M. meridianus density, and there is interaction between the meteorological factors.

Key words： Rodent density; Meriones meridianus; Meteorological factors; Interaction

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SHANG Meng, WANG Lu, JIANG Wan-jun, WANG Xiao-xu, JI Hao-qiang, LIANG Ying, LIU Qi-yong . Individual and interactive effects of meteorological factors on rodent density in Ordos, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China,2013-2021[J]. Chinese Journal of Vector Biology and Control, 2024 , 35(2) : 205 -211 . DOI: 10.11853/j.issn.1003.8280.2024.02.014

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