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Showy dragonflies are being driven extinct by warming and wildfire

Year: 2025

Rising temperatures may disrupt reproduction before becoming lethal; thus mating traits could define species vulnerability to warming. Here, using >1,600 estimates of local extinction for 60 dragonfly species, we show that species with mating-associated wing ornamentation experienced more extinctions and lost more habitat under warming and following wildfire burn than non-ornamented species. By contrast, sensitivity was not affected by ecological traits, such as thermal limits, habitat specialization or body size.

Fire Effects and Fire Ecology, Fish and Wildlife Habitat

habitat, biodiversity

Publication Type: Journal Article

Awareness and Social Interactions Influence Natural Resource Professionals’ Recommendations for Prescribed Fire Use

Year: 2025

Restoring fire in fire-adapted ecosystems is necessary to curtail woody plant expansion, enhance biodiversity, and reduce wildfire risks, yet prescribed fire is promoted less by federal agencies than other grassland conservation practices. The U.S. Department of Agriculture…

Fire and Rangelands, Prescribed Burning, Public Perceptions of Fire and Smoke, Restoration and Hazardous Fuel Reduction

private forest landowners, fire and rangelands

Publication Type: Journal Article