Detection and Monitoring of Riverine Dragonfly of Community Interest (Insecta: Odonata): Proposal for a Standardised Protocol Based on Exuviae Collection
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Monitoring Sites and Transects Location
2.2. Exuviae Collection
2.3. Practical Considerations: Time and Cost Required for Such a Protocol
2.4. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Number of Visits
3.2. Transect Length
3.3. Practical Considerations: How Long Did It Take and How Much Did It Cost?
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Species | Conservation Status | French Region 3 | Legal Status | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Europe 1 | France 2 | Europe 4 | France 5 | ||
M. splendens | VU | VU | VU (Occitanie) | Annexes II et IV | Art. 2 |
EN (Aquitaine) | |||||
VU (Rhônes-Alpes) | |||||
G. graslinii | NT | LC | NT (Occitanie) | Annexes II et IV | Art. 2 |
LC (Aquitaine) | |||||
VU (Rhônes-Alpes) | |||||
O. curtisii | NT | LC | LC (Occitanie) | Annexes II et IV | Art. 2 |
LC (Aquitaine) | |||||
LC (Rhônes-Alpes) |
Odonata Species | Rivers | ||
---|---|---|---|
Lot (n = 44) | Tarn (n = 52) | Dourdou de Camarès (n = 2) | |
*O. curtisii | 22 (50) | 16 (30.8) | 1 (50) |
*M. splendens | 1 (2.3) | 2 (3.8) | - |
*G. graslinii | 27 (61.4) | 24 (46.2) | - |
*G. vulgatissimus | 23 (52.3) | 31 (59.6) | 2 (100) |
*O. forcipatus | 34 (72.3) | 45 (86.5) | 2 (100) |
*B. irene | 26 (59.1) | 27 (51.9) | 1 (50) |
S. metallica | 12 (27.3) | 6 (11.5) | - |
O. cancellatum | 16 (36.4) | 1 (1.9) | - |
G. pulchellus | 5 (11.4) | 6 (11.5) | - |
A. imperator | 4 (9.1) | 2 (3.8) | - |
A. parthenope | 4 (9.1) | 2 (3.8) | - |
Odonata Species | Rivers | ||
---|---|---|---|
Lot (n = 44) | Tarn (n = 52) | Dourdou de Camarès (n = 2) | |
*O. curtisii | 29.4 (91.5) | 11.7 (26.7) | 3 (4.2) |
*M. splendens | 0.02 (0.2) | 0.1 (0.3) | - |
*G. graslinii | 8.8 (13.8) | 10.7 (24.5) | - |
*G. vulgatissimus | 6.3 (18.1) | 5.9 (11) | 8.5 (6.4) |
*O. forcipatus | 10.6 (14.9) | 17.6 (17.2) | 94.5 (36.1) |
*B. irene | 5.2 (13.3) | 2.2 (3.2) | 2.5 (0.7) |
S. metallica | 0.7 (1.4) | 0.2 (0.6) | - |
O. cancellatum | 1.8 (5.4) | 0.02 (0.1) | - |
G. pulchellus | 0.3 (1.1) | 0.2 (0.6) | - |
A. imperator | 0.05 (0.2) | 0.04 (0.2) | - |
A. parthenope | 0.02 (0.2) | 0.1 (0.3) | - |
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Arguel, L.; Denis, A.S.; Danflous, S.; Gouix, N.; Santoul, F.; Buisson, L.; Pelozuelo, L. Detection and Monitoring of Riverine Dragonfly of Community Interest (Insecta: Odonata): Proposal for a Standardised Protocol Based on Exuviae Collection. Diversity 2022, 14, 728. https://doi.org/10.3390/d14090728
Arguel L, Denis AS, Danflous S, Gouix N, Santoul F, Buisson L, Pelozuelo L. Detection and Monitoring of Riverine Dragonfly of Community Interest (Insecta: Odonata): Proposal for a Standardised Protocol Based on Exuviae Collection. Diversity. 2022; 14(9):728. https://doi.org/10.3390/d14090728
Chicago/Turabian StyleArguel, Loan, Alice S. Denis, Samuel Danflous, Nicolas Gouix, Frédéric Santoul, Laëtitia Buisson, and Laurent Pelozuelo. 2022. "Detection and Monitoring of Riverine Dragonfly of Community Interest (Insecta: Odonata): Proposal for a Standardised Protocol Based on Exuviae Collection" Diversity 14, no. 9: 728. https://doi.org/10.3390/d14090728
APA StyleArguel, L., Denis, A. S., Danflous, S., Gouix, N., Santoul, F., Buisson, L., & Pelozuelo, L. (2022). Detection and Monitoring of Riverine Dragonfly of Community Interest (Insecta: Odonata): Proposal for a Standardised Protocol Based on Exuviae Collection. Diversity, 14(9), 728. https://doi.org/10.3390/d14090728