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Table 2 Suitable range of micro-environmental factors for Oncomelania hupensis survival and reproduction

From: Impact of micro-environmental factors on survival, reproduction and distribution of Oncomelania hupensis snails

Factors

Suitable range

Reference

Water level (flood duration)

4–5 months

[23]

2–7 months

[24]

24 m (3 months)–25 m (4 months)

[20]

130–160 days

[18]

pH

6.6–7.0

[4]

5.5–7.0

[11]

5.6–7.9a

[17]

Soil temperature

16–19 °C

[22]

16–20 °C

[21]

23–24 °C

[4]

24–29 °C

[11]

15–30 °C

[19]

Soil humidity

0.2–0.3% (m3/m3)

[22]

59–69%

[4]

20–60%

[19]

60–80%

[11]

28–38%

[25]

Vegetation coverage

16–32% (Carex spp.)

[22]

80–90% (herb community)

[26]

60–100% (herb community)

[27]

35–90% (weed)

[27]

35–95% (Carex spp. and Triarrhena lutarioriparia community)

[27]

1–100% (Phragmites communis)

[27]

Vegetation height

80–157 cm (Triarrhena lutarioriparia)

[22]

16–20 cm (herb community)

[26]

20–50 cm (herb community)

[27]

15–47 cm (weed)

[27]

20–33 cm (Carex spp. and Triarrhena lutarioriparia community)

[27]

72–78 cm (Phragmites communis)

[27]

  1. aOncomelania hupensis quadrasi, the other subspecies were not specified