Environmental health

Functions of forest

• Evapotranspiration
• Coniferous woods compared to broad leaf deciduous woods have shallower roots which leads to less ability to retain rain falls and land slides

Malaria vectors

Africa	Asia
Anopheles gambiae complex Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto Anopheles arabiensis Anopheles funestus

species	distribution	biting preference	resting site	breeding site
Anopheles arabiensis	Africa	livestock	outside	small, open water body = more artificial/deforested/reclaimed area
Anopheles gambiae s.s.		human	inside house
Anopheles funestus				large vegetated water body = more natural area