*Coniferous woods compared to broad leaf deciduous woods have shallower roots which leads to less ability to retain rain falls and land slides
==Malaria vectorsfrom view point of environmental change==
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!Africa
!SE Asia
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*''Anopheles funestus''
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*''Anopheles dirus'' complex
*''Anopheles minimus'' complex
*''Anopheles sundaicus'' complex
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!''Anopheles funestus''
|large vegetated water body<br>= more natural area
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!''Anopheles dirus'' complex
|rowspan="3"|SE Asia
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*forested area
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!''Anopheles minimus'' complex
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*Hilly forested area
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!''Anopheles sundaicus'' complex
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*Coastal area
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===Factors affecting malaria endemicity===
*Global warming
*Population (density) increase
*Importation of malaria beyond borders (esp. land borders)
*''Plasmodium'' drug resistance
*Degradation of control system
*Land use change
*Intense rainfall by oceanic environmental changes