Inventory of Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies) at Fire Island National Seashore.

摘要

In order to expand knowledge of odonate biodiversity and to make recommendations for management, we conducted a comprehensive baseline inventory of dragonflies and damselflies (Class Insecta, Order Odonata) at Fire Island National Seashore (FIIS), Suffolk County, New York. During 2004 and 2005 we conducted a checklist inventory at sites where odonates could potentially breed, as well as at potential migratory and foraging. Checklist walks are unrestricted, complete searches that provide an efficient means for initial determination of species presence. During the combined 2004 and 2005 field seasons, 27 species of odonates were documented across 18 of the 34 sites surveyed.