EcologybioRxivPreprint
West Nile virus response to mosquito and avian biodiversity in rural environments
Lara Marcolin, Niccolò Ceci, Federica Gobbo…·Moreno Di Marco
The paper models how avian and mosquito biodiversity influences West Nile virus transmission in Veneto, Italy, finding that higher avian diversity increases viral presence in agricultural areas but a dilution effect occurs in ecologically intact regions.
DOI 10.64898/2026.06.26.734801