Forests and Dragonflies (4th WDA Symposium of Odonatology, Pontevedra, Spain, July 2005)
Rivera, AC
Rivera, AC 2007. Forests and Dragonflies (4th WDA Symposium of Odonatology, Pontevedra, Spain, July 2005). Pensoft Series Faunistica 61, ISSN 1312-0174 ISBN 9546422789, Pensoft Publishers, Sofia-Moscow, 165x214, collection of 14 papers on dragonflies, graphs, tables and color photos, in English. Hardback, 300pp.Price €URO 74.

Table of contents

Introduction: Dragonflies as forest-dependent animals 7 Adolfo Cordero Rivera Forests as habitats for dragonflies (Odonata) 13 Corbet, P.S. Allochthonous organic matter as a food resource for aquatic invertebrates in forested streams 37 Graça, M. The Importance of Forests for Dragonflies in Different Continents Odonata in Bornean tropical rain forest formations: diversity, endemicity and implications for conservation management 51 Orr, A.G. The importance of forests to neotropical dragonflies 79 Paulson, D. Use of forest and tree species, and dispersal by giant damselflies (Pseudostigmatidae): future prospects in fragmented forests 103 Fincke, O.M. Thoughts from Africa: how can forest influence species composition, diversity and speciation in tropical Odonata? 127 Dijkstra, K.-D. & Clausnitzer, V. Specialists vs. generalists among dragonflies - the importance of forest environments in the formation of diverse species pools 153 Sahlén, G. Dragonfly habitat maps based on landcover and habitat relation models 181 Tsubaki, Y. & Tsuji, N. Conservation and Behavioral Issues Threat levels to odonate assemblages from invasive alien tree canopies 209 Samways, M. Movement behaviours of a forest odonate in two heterogeneous landscapes 225 Taylor, Ph. The structure of the Coenagrion mercuriale populations in the New Forest, southern England 239 Thompson, D.J. & Watts, Ph.C. Mate location and competition for mates in relation to sunflecks of forest floors 259 Watanabe, M. Differences in immune ability in forest habitats of varying quality: dragonflies as study models 269 Córdoba-Aguilar, A. & Contreras-Garduño, J. The present role and future promise of conservation genetics for forest Odonates 279 Hadrys, H.

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