Conservation of Dragonflies : Sentinels for Freshwater Conservation.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Samways, Michael J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dragonflies.

Freshwater ecology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (991 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : CAB International, 2024.

Summary:

This is the first, comprehensive text on the conservation of this iconic group of insects. Dragonflies are indicators of the health of freshwater systems, and the quality of vegetation along rivers and around ponds.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Preface

About the Author

1 Introduction

1.1 The Dragonfly As a Charismatic Organism

1.2 A Short History of Dragonfly Conservation

1.3 Dragonflies in Water and on Land

1.4 Dragonfly Habitats

1.4.1 Running water dragonfly habitats

1.4.2 Standing water dragonfly habitats

1.4.3 Artificial dragonfly habitats

1.5 Human Impact on Freshwater Ecosystems and on Dragonflies

1.5.1 Stressors to freshwater macroinvertebrates

1.5.2 Threatened dragonflies

1.5.3 Stressors on dragonfly populations and assemblages

1.6 Dragonfly Occupation of Modified Water Systems

1.7 Developing Strategies for Dragonfly Conservation

1.7.1 Philosophical underpinning to dragonfly conservation

1.7.2 Retrospective analysis

1.7.3 Setting the conservation goals and feasibility analysis

References

2 Dragonfly Functional Morphology

2.1 The First Dragonflies

2.2 The Modern Dragonfly Adult As a Functional Organism

2.2.1 Flight

2.2.2 Vision

2.2.3 Leg function Generated by AI.

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ISBN:

9781789248388

1789248388

9781789248395

1789248396

OCLC:

1441723502