Showy dragonflies are being driven extinct by warming and wildfire

Sarah E. Nalley () and Michael P. Moore ()
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Sarah E. Nalley: University of Colorado Denver
Michael P. Moore: University of Colorado Denver

Nature Climate Change, 2025, vol. 15, issue 10, 1056-1059

Abstract: Abstract 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.

Date: 2025
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