Supp. Table 2. Mean, minimum, and maximum values of the physico-chemical parameters for the water bodies colonized by Culex pipiens s.l. or
Culex torrentium.
Presence of Culex pipiens s.l.
Presence of Culex torrentium
Mean (SD)
Min-Max
Mean (SD)
Min-Max
Size [m2]
10.1 (27.2)
0.0-160.0
40.2 (149.9)
0.0-900.0
Water depth [m]
0.3 (0.4)
0.0-1.5
0.3 (0.4)
0.0-1.5
Temperature [°C]
19.6 (4.1)
13.1-32.6
20.2 (3.8)
13.1-32.6
PH
7.6 (0.8)
6.2-9.9
7.7 (0.8)
6.0-10.0
Conductivity [µS/cm-1]
506.4 (629.4)
14.3-3110.0
476.1 (560.1)
13.5-3110
Salinity [PSU]
0.2 (0.3)
0.0-1.6
0.2 (0.3)
0.0-1.6
Dissolved oxygen [mg/L-1]
6.8 (5.5)
0.0-35.0
6.7 (5.2)
0.0-35.0
Hardness
6.2 (7.0)
0.0-35.0
5.8 (6.6)
0.0-35.0
Ammonium (NH4+) [mg/L-1]
6.0 (14.1)
0.1-99.9
5.1 (12.3)
0.0-99.9
Nitrate (NO3-) [mg/L-1]
16 (21.3)
0.8-160.7
20.4 (35.3)
0.0-245.2
Nitrite (NO2-) [mg/L-1]
0.2 (0.6)
0-4.0
0.2 (0.5)
0.0-4.0
Phosphate (PO43-) [mg/L-1]
9.3 (18.1)
0.1-90.5
8.3 (16.7)
0.0-90.5
Total nitrogen [mg/L-1]
13.5 (16.9)
1.5-101.0
13.3 (16.5)
0.6-101.0
Habitat characteristics
Water physical/chemical variables
Total phosphorus [mg/L-1]
4.0 (6.4)
0.0-29.9
3.5 (6.0)
0.0-29.9
Total iron (Fe2+) [mg/L-1]
3.3 (4.4)
0.0-17.7
3.1 (4.3)
0.0-17.7
Total chloride (Cl-) [mg/L-1]
104.2 (181.8)
0.5-933.6
88.8 (157.1)
0.5-933.6
Total organic carbon [mg/L-1]
287.1 (475.0)
6.8-3200.0
249.4 (428.5)
0.0-3200.0
Terrestrial plants [%]
0.2 (1.3)
0-10
0.3 (1.8)
0-10
Helophytes [%]
0.3 (1.8)
0-10
2.2 (13.5)
0-90
Hydrophytes [%]
3.5 (12.6)
0-70
3.2 (12.4)
0-70
Lemna spp. [%]
5.0 (20.4)
0-95
5.1 (20.0)
0-95
Filamentous algae [%]
2.7 (12.6)
0-80
3.7 (15.8)
0-95
Aquatic vegetation