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Thirty Years of Change in the Odonate Fauna of New Hampshire
Pam Hunt
Abstract:
The last comprehensive
assessment of New Hampshire's Odonate fauna was in 1973, when Hal White and
Wallace Morse published "Odonata of New Hampshire: An Annotated
List." This document listed 134 species in the state, including 23 that
were being reported for the first time. The state list now stands at 154,
including 6 new species in the last 2 years. Increased interest by amateur
odonatists is largely behind the most recent gains, as well as more intensive
searching for Zygoptera. Over the same time period, the ranges of
several species appear to have expanded significantly in the state.
Ongoing development of a statewide database will enable us to track future
changes, as well as begin a reassessment of those species considered to be of
conservation concern.
Biography:
Pam Hunt's background is in birding and avian ecology, but she became interested
in damselflies on a fateful day in June 2001 while swimming in a local pond. She
hasn't looked back since and has spent the last two years aggressively gathering
as much current information on the state's Odonates as possible. Pam is
currently a biologist with the Audubon Society of New Hampshire, where her work
generally deals with bird conservation - but this doesn't prevent her from
thinking about new and exciting projects involving insects when she has the
chance! Contact
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