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The Effects of Land Use and Climate Change on Playa Wetlands and Their Invertebrate Communities. by Scott McKinley Starr, B.S., M.S. Dissertation In Biology Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of Texas Tech University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Approved Dr. Nancy E. McIntyre Chair of Committee Dr. Llewellyn D. Densmore Dr. Kerry L. Griffis-Kyle Dr. Stephanie A. Lockwood Dr. Kevin R. Mulligan Dr. Mark A. Sheridan Dean of the Graduate School August, 2018 Copyright 2018, Scott Starr Texas Tech University, Scott Starr, August 2018 Acknowledgments The process of completing this dissertation has been a long road and many people and groups have helped me along the way. I first want to thank my dissertation advisor, Dr. Nancy McIntyre, for all her support and assistance through this degree. Without her guidance this process would have been unachievable. I also want to thank Dr. McIntyre for inviting me into her lab and for allowing me to be part of so many lab research projects that have helped to build my toolbox as a scientist. Second, I would like to thank my committee members Drs. Kerry Griffis-Kyle, Kevin Mulligan, Stephanie Lockwood, Lou Densmore, Richard Strauss, and Ximena Bernal for their guidance and suggestions that have helped to improve the research presented here. Third, I would like to thank my lab mates and undergraduate assistants: Steve Collins, Lucas Heintzman, Joe Drake, Ezra Auerbach, Devin Kilborn, Benjamin Breedlove, Shane Glidewell, Kimbree Knight, and Jennifer Long for their help in the field, lab, and for their support. -
Odonata: Coenagrionidae
J. Acad. Entomol. Soc. 13: 49-53 (2017) NOTE First occurrence of Enallagma pictum (Scarlet Bluet) (Odonata: Coenagrionidae) in Canada and additional records of Celithemis martha (Martha’s Pennant) (Odonata: Libellulidae) in New Brunswick: possible climate-change induced range extensions of Atlantic Coastal Plain Odonata Donald F. McAlpine, H. Scott Makepeace, Dwayne L. Sabine, Paul M. Brunelle, Jim Bell, and Gail Taylor Over the past two decades there has been a surge of interest in the Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) of Maritime Canada and adjacent regions, with much new information accrued (Brunelle, 1997; Brunelle 1999; Brunelle 2010). Much of this increased interest in the region can be attributed to the efforts of a single investigator and his collaborators in the Atlantic Dragonfly Inventory Project (ADIP; see Appendix 2 in Brunelle 2010) and the Maine Damselfly and Dragonfly Survey. In spite of the extensive database of records for the Odonata of the region that now exists (35,000 records for the Maritimes, a further 30,000 for Maine), new discoveries continue to be made (Catling 2002; Sabine et al. 2004; Cook and Bridgehouse 2005; Klymko 2007; Catling et al. 2009), testament to continuing survey effort and the natural and anthropogenic changes in regional biodiversity always in process. Here we document expansion in the geographic range of two Atlantic Coastal Plain Odonata; Enallagma pictum Morse (Scarlet Bluet) (Odonata: Coenagrionidae), shown to be resident in New Brunswick and new for Canada, and Celithemis martha Williamson (Martha’s Pennant) (Odonata: Libellulidae), a species known previously from a single occurrence (Klymko 2007); and, comment on the significance of these records in the light of climate warming now in process. -
XENOPHORIDAE Een Overzicht Van Alle Recent Voorkomende Soorten
XENOPHORIDAE Een overzicht van alle recent voorkomende soorten. J.Goud en G.Kronenberg TROQUE (Trochus) Troque agglutinant INLEIDING Dit artikel is bedoeld om het determineren van de videerd (Ponder, 1983), waarmee nu een duide diverse soorten behorende tot de familie Xenop li jk overzicht van de familie voorhanden is. De horidae Ph il ippi, 1853 te vergemakkelijken. Tot indeling die Ponder geeft zal hier grotendeels voor kort was dit een schier ondoenlijk werk, gevolgd worden. mede door de verschillende namen die aan één Tevens betreft dit artikel de inlossing van een soort gegeven werden (synoniemen) , maar ook oude belofte om een dergelijk overzicht in Vi ta vaak dezelfde naam aan verschillende soorten Marina te publiceren (Faber, 1978). In dat artikel (homoniemen), waardoor de nomenclatuur van wordt beschreven hoe de aanhechting van ma deze groep een grote chaos was. teriaal in zi jn werk gaat en wordt ingegaan op de Enkele jaren geleden is deze groep echter gere- diverse theorieën die bestaan over het waarom vita marina zeebiologische dokumentatie juli-dec. 1988 bu ikpotigen 457 van dit opvallende gedrag. Verder worden er familie: enkele opmerkingen gemaakt over de levenswij Xenophoridae Troschel, 1852 ze en de manier van voortbeweging. Hierop zal (op lijst ICNZ opninie 715 als Philippi, 1853) verder niet worden ingegaan, wij verwijzen daar geslacht: voor naar bedoeld artikel. Xenophora Fischer von Waldheim, 1807 Uitgestorven soorten zijn in onderstaand over ondergeslacht: zicht niet opgenomen. Xenophora s.S. O. soorten : conchyliophora (Born, 1780) 0.000 OORSPRONG EN VERSPRE IDING cerea (Reeve, 1845) 0.010 flindersi flindersi (eotton & Godfrey, 1938) De Xenophoridae kennen een rijke fossiele histo 0.020 e rie. -
Rare Dragonflies of British Columbia
H WILDLIFE IN BRITIS COLUMBIAAT RISK Rare Dragonflies of British Columbia British Columbia is home to species of dragonflies; of these are considered rare or potentially at risk. Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection support the most species. The aquatic thorax (damselflies) or by the top of larvae are predacious and are armed the head (dragonflies) with the with an enormous hinged labium claspers at the tip of his abdomen. The (sort of a lower lip), which is used female loops the end of her abdomen ven though dragonflies are predomi- as an extendible grasping tool for up to the base of the male’s abdomen, nantly a tropical group, and even capturing prey. Larvae are voracious, where the sperm is stored and trans- though they are one of the smaller eating small aquatic insects, crus- ferred. The Odonata are the only insects Einsect orders, British Columbia is taceans and even fish. Larvae can be that mate in this “wheel position.” home to 87 species, roughly 40 percent of divided into three categories accord- The female lays the eggs once they the Canadian total. Twenty-three species ing to their feeding strategy: climbers are fertilized. All damselflies and some are considered rare or potentially at risk stalk through vegetation; sprawlers dragonflies (mainly the darners in the and have been placed on the provincial ambush prey while sitting on bottom family Aeshnidae) have a knifelike Red and Blue lists. In this brochure we sediments or debris; and burrowers egg-laying structure, called an ovipos- look at the nine Red-listed species. -
Methods for Broad-Scale Plant Phenology Assessments Using Citizen Scientists’ Photographs
Louisiana State University LSU Digital Commons Faculty Publications Department of Biological Sciences 1-1-2020 Methods for broad-scale plant phenology assessments using citizen scientists’ photographs Vijay V. Barve Florida Museum of Natural History Laura Brenskelle Florida Museum of Natural History Daijiang Li Florida Museum of Natural History Brian J. Stucky Florida Museum of Natural History Narayani V. Barve Florida Museum of Natural History See next page for additional authors Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/biosci_pubs Recommended Citation Barve, V., Brenskelle, L., Li, D., Stucky, B., Barve, N., Hantak, M., McLean, B., Paluh, D., Oswald, J., Belitz, M., Folk, R., & Guralnick, R. (2020). Methods for broad-scale plant phenology assessments using citizen scientists’ photographs. Applications in Plant Sciences, 8 (1) https://doi.org/10.1002/aps3.11315 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Department of Biological Sciences at LSU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Faculty Publications by an authorized administrator of LSU Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Authors Vijay V. Barve, Laura Brenskelle, Daijiang Li, Brian J. Stucky, Narayani V. Barve, Maggie M. Hantak, Bryan S. McLean, Daniel J. Paluh, Jessica A. Oswald, Michael W. Belitz, Ryan A. Folk, and Robert P. Guralnick This article is available at LSU Digital Commons: https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/biosci_pubs/2399 APPLICATION ARTICLE Methods for broad-scale plant phenology assessments using citizen scientists’ photographs Vijay V. Barve1,5 , Laura Brenskelle1 , Daijiang Li1 , Brian J. Stucky1 , Narayani V. Barve1 , Maggie M. Hantak1 , Bryan S. -
2010 Animal Species of Concern
MONTANA NATURAL HERITAGE PROGRAM Animal Species of Concern Species List Last Updated 08/05/2010 219 Species of Concern 86 Potential Species of Concern All Records (no filtering) A program of the University of Montana and Natural Resource Information Systems, Montana State Library Introduction The Montana Natural Heritage Program (MTNHP) serves as the state's information source for animals, plants, and plant communities with a focus on species and communities that are rare, threatened, and/or have declining trends and as a result are at risk or potentially at risk of extirpation in Montana. This report on Montana Animal Species of Concern is produced jointly by the Montana Natural Heritage Program (MTNHP) and Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks (MFWP). Montana Animal Species of Concern are native Montana animals that are considered to be "at risk" due to declining population trends, threats to their habitats, and/or restricted distribution. Also included in this report are Potential Animal Species of Concern -- animals for which current, often limited, information suggests potential vulnerability or for which additional data are needed before an accurate status assessment can be made. Over the last 200 years, 5 species with historic breeding ranges in Montana have been extirpated from the state; Woodland Caribou (Rangifer tarandus), Greater Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido), Passenger Pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius), Pilose Crayfish (Pacifastacus gambelii), and Rocky Mountain Locust (Melanoplus spretus). Designation as a Montana Animal Species of Concern or Potential Animal Species of Concern is not a statutory or regulatory classification. Instead, these designations provide a basis for resource managers and decision-makers to make proactive decisions regarding species conservation and data collection priorities in order to avoid additional extirpations. -
USA-NPN Review Implementation Plan 2016
USA National Phenology Network Review Implementation Plan 2016 A plan for implementing the recommendations in 2015 report “Review of the USA National Phenology Network,” USGS Circular 1411 August 2016 All Photos © Sara N. Schaffer USA-NPN Programmatic Series 2016-003 USA National Phenology Network Review Implementation Plan A plan for implementing the recommendations in 2015 report “Review of the USA National Phenology Network,” USGS Circular 1411. USA-NPN Programmatic Series 2016-003. Suggested citation: USA-NPN National Coordinating Office. 2016. USA National Phenology Network Review Implementation Plan A plan for implementing the recommendations in 2015 report “Review of the USA National Phenology Network,” USGS Circular 1411. USA-NPN Programmatic Series 2016- 003. www.usanpn.org. Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. Although this report is in the public domain, permission must be secured from the individual copyright owners to reproduce any copyrighted material contained within this report. ______________________________________________________________________________ USA National Phenology Network Review Implementation Plan 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY …………………………………………………………………….... 4 INTRODUCTION ……………………………………………………………………................ 5 RESPONSE TO RECOMMENDATIONS AND PLANS FOR IMPLEMENTATION …………. 8 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ……………………………………………………………..……... 25 REFERENCES …………………………………………………………………….................... 26 TABLE 1. SYNOPSIS -
Deep-Water Photinae (Gastropoda: Nassariidae) from Eastern Africa, with Descriptions of Five New Species
European Journal of Taxonomy 720: 144–169 ISSN 2118-9773 https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.720.1123 www.europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu 2020 · Fraussen K. et al. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0). Research article urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:C77C4C91-762D-4A06-82FA-3C58294E1570 Deep-water Photinae (Gastropoda: Nassariidae) from eastern Africa, with descriptions of five new species Koen FRAUSSEN 1, Lee Ann GALINDO 2 & José ROSADO 3 1,2 Research Associate Institute of Systematics, Evolution, Biodiversity (ISYEB), Muséum national d’histoire naturelle (MNHN), CNRS, SU, EPHE, UA, CP 51, Rue Cuvier 57, 75005 Paris, France. 1 Leuvensestraat 25, 3200 Aarschot, Belgium. 3 Avenida Friedrich Engels 373-1°, 1101 Maputo, Mozambique. 1 Corresponding author: [email protected] 2 Email: [email protected] 3 Email: [email protected] 1 urn:lsid:zoobank.org:author:5F9EFCF2-5BCF-486E-8D3E-088D85C45882 2 urn:lsid:zoobank.org:author:B84DC387-F1A5-4FE4-80F2-5C93E41CEC15 3 urn:lsid:zoobank.org:author:0415DDDF-2BC1-40CC-9DF6-06146A31C7AB Abstract. Deep-water species from the western Indian Ocean off the East African coast and Madagascar, belonging to the subfamily Photinae, are discussed and compared with species from the West Pacific. Phos elegantissimus Hayashi & Habe, 1965, P. hirasei Sowerby, 1913 and P. laevis Kuroda & Habe in Habe, 1961 are recorded from Mozambique and/or from Madagascar, hereby extending their known range considerably into the western Indian Ocean. The East African specimens formerly assigned to Phos roseatus Hinds, 1844 are found to differ from this West Pacific species. In total, five species are described as new: Phos ganii sp. -
Ohio Damselfly Species Checklist
Ohio Damselfly Species Checklist Ohio has ~51 species of damselflies (Zygoptera). This is a statewide species checklist to encourage observations of damselflies for the Ohio Dragonfly Survey. Please submit photo observations to iNaturalist.org. More information can be found on our survey website at u.osu.edu/ohioodonatasurvey/ Broad Winged Damselflies (Calopterygidae) 1 Appalachian Jewelwing Calopteryx angustipennis 2 River Jewelwing Calopteryx aequabilis State Endangered 3 Ebony Jewelwing Calopteryx maculata 4 American Rubyspot Hetaerina americana 5 Smoky Rubyspot Hetaerina titia Pond Damselflies (Coenagrionidae) 6 Eastern Red Damsel Amphiagrion saucium 7 Blue-fronted Dancer Argia apicalis 8 Seepage Dancer Argia bipunctulata State Endangered 9 Powdered Dancer Argia moesta 10 Blue-ringed Dancer Argia sedula 11 Blue-tipped Dancer Argia tibialis 12 Dusky Dancer Argia translata 13 Violet Dancer Argia fumipennis violacea 14 Aurora Damsel Chromagrion conditum 15 Taiga Bluet Coenagrion resolutum 16 Turquoise Bluet Enallagma divagans 17 Hagen's Bluet Enallagma hageni 18 Boreal Bluet Enallagma boreale State Threatened 19 Northern Bluet Enallagma annexum State Threatened 20 Skimming Bluet Enallagma geminatum 21 Orange Bluet Enallagma signatum 22 Vesper Bluet Enallagma vesperum 23 Marsh Bluet Enallagma ebrium State Threatened 24 Stream Bluet Enallagma exsulans 25 Rainbow Bluet Enallagma antennatum 26 Tule Bluet Enallagma carunculatum 27 Atlantic Bluet Enallagma doubledayi 1 28 Familiar Bluet Enallagma civile 29 Double-striped Bluet Enallagma basidens -
S41559-018-0667-3 Publication Date 2018 Document Version Final Published Version Published in Nature Ecology & Evolution License CC by Link to Publication
UvA-DARE (Digital Academic Repository) Towards global data products of Essential Biodiversity Variables on species traits Kissling, W.D.; Walls, R.; Bowser, A.; Jones, M.O.; Kattge, J.; Agosti, D.; Amengual, J.; Basset, A.; van Bodegom, P.M.; Cornelissen, J.H.C.; Denny, E.G.; Deudero, S.; Egloff, W.; Elmendorf, S.C.; Alonso García, E.; Jones, K.D.; Jones, O.R.; Lavorel, S.; Lear, D.; Navarro, L.M.; Pawar, S.; Pirzl, R.; Rüger, N.; Sal, S.; Salguero-Gómez, R.; Schigel, D.; Schulz, K.-S.; Skidmore, A.; Guralnick, R.P. DOI 10.1038/s41559-018-0667-3 Publication date 2018 Document Version Final published version Published in Nature Ecology & Evolution License CC BY Link to publication Citation for published version (APA): Kissling, W. D., Walls, R., Bowser, A., Jones, M. O., Kattge, J., Agosti, D., Amengual, J., Basset, A., van Bodegom, P. M., Cornelissen, J. H. C., Denny, E. G., Deudero, S., Egloff, W., Elmendorf, S. C., Alonso García, E., Jones, K. D., Jones, O. R., Lavorel, S., Lear, D., ... Guralnick, R. P. (2018). Towards global data products of Essential Biodiversity Variables on species traits. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 2(10), 1531–1540. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559- 018-0667-3 General rights It is not permitted to download or to forward/distribute the text or part of it without the consent of the author(s) and/or copyright holder(s), other than for strictly personal, individual use, unless the work is under an open content license (like Creative Commons). UvA-DARE is a service provided by the library of the University of Amsterdam (https://dare.uva.nl) PERSPECTIVE https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-018-0667-3 Towards global data products of Essential Biodiversity Variables on species traits W. -
Methods for Broad-Scale Plant Phenology Assessments Using Citizen Scientists’ Photographs
bioRxiv preprint doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/754275; this version posted September 1, 2019. The copyright holder for this preprint (which was not certified by peer review) is the author/funder, who has granted bioRxiv a license to display the preprint in perpetuity. It is made available under aCC-BY-NC 4.0 International license. Methods for broad-scale plant phenology assessments using citizen scientists’ photographs Vijay V. Barve1,*, Laura Brenskelle1, Daijiang Li1, Brian J. Stucky1, Narayani V. Barve1, Maggie M. Hantak1, Bryan S. McLean1, 2, Daniel J. Paluh1, Jessica A. Oswald1, 3, Michael Belitz1, Ryan Folk1, 4, Robert Guralnick1 1. Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611 2. Department of Biology, University of North Carolina Greensboro, Greensboro, NC 27402 3. Biology Department, University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557 4. Department of Biological Sciences, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762 Abstract Broad-scale plant flowering phenology data has predominantly come from geographically and taxonomically restricted monitoring networks. However, platforms such as iNaturalist, where citizen scientists upload photographs and curate identifications, provide a promising new source of data. Here we develop a general set of best practices for scoring iNaturalist digital records supporting downstream re-use in phenology studies. We focus on a case study group, Yucca, because it has showy flowers and is well documented on iNaturalist. Additionally, drivers of Yucca phenology are not well-understood despite need for Yucca to synchronize flowering with obligate moth pollinators. Finally, evidence of anomalous flowering events have been recently reported, but the extent of those events is unknown. -
Dragonflies and Damselflies Havasu National Wildlife Refuge
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Dragonflies and Damselflies Havasu National Wildlife Refuge Dragonfly and damselfly at Havasu National Wildlife Refuge There are twenty-five dragonfly and damselfly species listed at the 37,515 acre Havasu National Wildlife Refuge, one of more than 540 refuges throughout the United States. These National Wildlife Refuges are administered by the Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service. The Fish and Wildlife Service mission is to work with others “to conserve fish and wildlife and their habitat.” General Information Havasu National Wildlife Refuge encompasses 37,515 acres adjacent to the Colorado River. Topock Marsh, Topock Gorge, and the Havasu Wilderness constitute the three major portions of the refuge. Dragonflies, an important Male blue-ringed dancer sedula indicator of water quality, can be found © Dave Welling Photography on the refuge, primarily in Topock Marsh Libellula luctuosa Tramea onusta and Topock Gorge. Dragonflies can be Widow Skimmer Red Saddlebags viewed on the refuge year-round, with hot, sunny days providing some of the L. pulchella Pond Damsels–Dancers (Coenagrionidae) best viewing. Sixty-three dragonfly and Twelve-spotted Skimmer Argia moesta damsel species have been identified in Powdered Dancer Mohave County, Arizona. Visitors are L. saturate encouraged to contact refuge staff with a Flame Skimmer Argia sedula description or photograph, if an unlisted Blue-ringed Dancer species is observed. Pachydiplax longipennis Blue Dasher Enallagma civile Family Familiar Bluet Scientific