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Six years of Odonata observations
in
Northern Plymouth
County and vicinity
Fred SaintOurs
University
of
Massachusetts
,
Boston
Abstract:
Six years of observing Odonata in the
North River
watershed and surrounding areas has led to numerous new county records and
other interesting observations. Relatively uncommon species such as Southern
Pygmy Clubtail (Lanthus vernalis), Arrow Spiketail (Cordulegaster
obliqua), Umber Shadowdragon (Neurocordulia obsoleta), Mocha Emerald
(Somatochlora linearis), and Cyrano Darner (Nasiaeschna pentacantha)
were recorded here for the first time as a result of formal and informal
searches conducted by SaintOurs and others. This presentation will cover results gathered
from habitat studies for some of these species, local diversity
"hotspots", and other Odonata-related topics from the
Plymouth
County
area.
Biography:
Frederick H. SaintOurs has been documenting and studying Odonata throughout the
northeast and the American tropics for the last seven years. He has worked as
consultant in rare species surveys, and has been contributing records for
statewide inventory programs throughout
New England
as well as articles for Ode News and the New England Chapter of the
Society for Conservation Biology. He has organized and led numerous surveys and
workshops on aquatic macroinvertebrate monitoring and
identification in streams and rivers through grants received from the National
Science Foundation, Massachusetts Environmental Trust, Massachusetts Natural
Heritage and Endangered Species Program, and the Riverways Program. Currently he
is developing image-based, web-accessible, invertebrate identification tools as
part of the Electronic Field Guide (EFG) project at U-Mass Boston.
Contact Info: Fred SaintOurs,
376 Prospect Street
,
Norwell
,
MA
02061
. Email: fred.saintours@umb.edu |