The Importance of Wetland Plants for Dragonflies and Damselflies webinar with Dr. Mary Ann Perron
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"The Importance of Wetland Plants for Dragonflies and Damselflies" Webinar Handout
This is a handout from our webinar, "The Importance of Wetland Plants for Dragonflies and Damselflies". Odonata, including dragonflies and damselflies, are ancient insects with a biphasic lifecycle. They spend part of their life in the water as aquatic nymphs and part of their life in the terrestrial environment as adults. Dragonflies and damselflies make good bioindicators due to their widespread presence in freshwater habitats and their ability to live in various environmental conditions. Wetland plants are essential for Odonata, providing shelter, opportunities for thermoregulation, and a vertical substrate for emergence.
"The Importance of Wetland Plants for Dragonflies and Damselflies" webinar with Dr. Mary Ann Perron
Dragonflies are charismatic insects that indicate ecological health of freshwater ecosystems. My research examines the value of urban ponds for plant and dragonfly biodiversity. Tune in to learn about how dragonflies require plants throughout their life cycle and how we can better maintain our littoral (nearshore) zones to maintain healthy dragonfly populations.