Fig 1.
Malawi’s location in sub-Saharan Africa and its major water bodies.
Major cities and lakes highlighted.
Fig 2.
Suitability is defined by the parameter thresholds for each input variable—refer to Table 1.
Table 1.
Model parameterization and data sources used for habitat characterization.
Table 2.
ESA GlobCover 2009 global landcover map classifications.
Fig 3.
Spatio-temporal variations in habitat suitability in Malawi.
Rainy season results are shown for each quartile of precipitation; Q4 is indicative of area most likely to become inundated.
Fig 4.
An. gambiae s. s. suitability for each month averaged across 2009–2018 in southeastern Malawi near Lake Malombeand the Shire River.
Suitable precipitation is demarcated using quartile 4, i.e., areas most likely to become inundated—refer to Fig 3.
Table 3.
Land area percentage of each category within the geographic bounds of Fig 4 for each month.
Fig 5.
Relative probability for Anopheles gambiae from Malaria Atlas Project (MAP)—Vector Occurrence (Current) data [13] by suitability category.