Table 2 Parameters used to generate ensemble niche models for Aedes vexans, Culex pipiens/restuans and West Nile virus (WNV), collected across 3,010 sampling locations in Ontario, Canada, 2003–2022.

From: Spatial and temporal analysis of West Nile virus infection in mosquito and human populations based on arboviral detection testing data

Species

Aedes vexans

Culex pipiens/restuans

WNV

Number of models

8

100

100

Area under the curve

Best-performing model

0.72

0.82

0.79

Mean HSI values

0.93

0.91

0.93

Committee averaging

0.92

0.90

0.92

Variable importance

Land cover

0.32

0.21

0.29

Precipitations

0.62

0.19

0.39

Temperature

0.64

0.78

0.62

  1. Number of models included out of the 100 random forest models generated, area under the curve for the best-performing model, for the mean habitat suitability index (HSI) averaged across models, and committee averaging across models and variable importance calculated with a 100-permutation procedure for the three explanatory variables are shown.
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