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Odonata (Insecta) diversity of Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary, the southern Western Ghats, India

open access: yesJournal of Threatened Taxa, 2015
A study was conducted at Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary, Idukki District, Kerala, the southern Western Ghats, to assess the diversity of odonates. We report 48 species of odonates, which include 31 species of Anisoptera (dragonflies) and 17 species of ...
C.K. Adarsh, R. Arunraj, P.O. Nameer
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Records of Dragonflies & Damselflies (Insecta: Odonata) from Gondia district, Maharashtra, India [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics, 2022
View on Scopus The Vidarbha region of India harbours a significant amount of biodiversity. However, the region still severely lacks data on lesser-known taxa such as odonates (dragonflies and damselflies).
Divya Bharathi, Pankaj Koparde
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Odonata as Indicators? Dragonflies and Damselflies Respond to Riparian Conditions along Ozark Spring Streams

open access: yesHydrobiology, 2023
The Odonata are not typically regarded as informative taxa for stream bioassessment in North America compared to other insects, particularly when monitoring the ecological impacts of organic pollution.
Cameron R. Cheri, Debra S. Finn
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The impacts of environmental warming on Odonata: a review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Climate change brings with it unprecedented rates of increase in environmental temperature, which will have major consequences for the earth's flora and fauna.
Adams J.   +165 more
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Species and life stages of Odonata nymphs sampled with large drift nets in two Wisconsin rivers [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Because relatively few nymphs of Odonata are caught in most drift studies, they have been inconsistently reported and little is known about the species and life stages that are predisposed to drift.
DuBois, Bob, Pratt, Dennis
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Odonates of Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu, India

open access: yesJournal of Threatened Taxa, 2017
Odonates were surveyed in Coimbatore District from September 2012 to January 2016.  The survey sites covered three major rivers—the Noyyal, Bhavani and Aliyar.
M. Suhirtha Muhil, P. Pramod
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Golf courses and wetland fauna [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Golf courses are often considered to be chemical-intensive ecosystems with negative impacts on fauna. Here we provide evidence that golf courses can contribute to the support and conservation of wetland fauna, i.e., amphibians and macroinvertebrates ...
Andersson, Erik   +3 more
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Libellule et Demoisells (Insecta: Ordre des rdonates)

open access: yesEDIS, 2006
La famille des odonates inclus les libellules et les demoiselles. Elle représente l'un des groupes les plus renommé. Les odonates sont appréciés par l'amateur aussi bien que par le professionnel notamment pour leurs grandes tailles, couleurs, ainsi que ...
Seth Bybee
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Dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata) in urban ecosystems: A review

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Entomology, 2016
The expansion of urban areas is one of the most significant anthropogenic impacts on the natural landscape. Due to their sensitivity to stressors in both aquatic and terrestrial habitats, dragonflies and damselflies (the Odonata) may provide insights ...
Giovanna VILLALOBOS-JIMÉNEZ   +2 more
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Effect of a dragonfly (Bradinopyga strachani Kirby, 1900) on the density of mosquito larvae in a field experiment using mesocosms [PDF]

open access: yesWeb Ecology, 2018
Laboratory experiments with food-deprived larvae of odonates suggested that these predators may have the potential to control mosquito populations. However, it remains unclear whether larvae of odonates co-occur with mosquito larvae in the field and ...
D. Acquah-Lamptey, R. Brandl
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