Modelo de nicho ecológico de la garrapata rhipicephalus (boophilus) microplus incluyendo variables socioambientales dentro de Ecuador continental

Abstract

The present work shows the population distribution of the Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus tick in Continental Ecuador, commonly known as the cattle tick, and the environmental variables that affect its distribution, abundance,and vector capacity. The cattle tick is a hematophagous ectoparasite that causes severe damage to its hosts, both animals and humans, because it transmits infectious agents, making it a vector for transmitting tropical diseases of great importance in local livestock systems. Through the use and application of modeling techniques with Maxent and Arcgis tools, graphs, maps and tables were generated that allowed determining probability zones for the development of the RBM tick through information provided by omission / commission factors, ROC and AUC. contribution and permutation percentages, among others, to later create prevention and mitigation strategies regarding the spread of diseases by vectors, in this case Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) Microplus. That is why the motive of interest in this research is to explain how certain variables or socio-environmental factors determinant on the distribution of this and other species are, taking into account ecological dimensions such as species - environment interactions and their population dynamics, to generate simulations with greater predictive capacity and in accordance with reality.