Appropriate management practices help enhance odonate species richness of small ponds in peri-urban landscapes

摘要: Adult odonate biodiversity was investigated to understand their relationship with pond management practices and environmental conditions in a rapidly urbanized landscape. Twenty-four farm ponds Taoyuan City were selected classified into five groups based on practices. In total, 21 species, 17 genera, 6 families of odonates recorded for total 5701 individuals between June 2014 July 2015. The abundance Odonata unrelated size or distance the nearest pond; however, species richness negatively significantly correlated size. Pond considerably affected aquatic macrophytes dike construction materials. Ecology park under intense human undisturbed without any had higher than did other three fish farming groups. Species highest small human-modified ponds. By contrast, lowest two These results suggest that can increase reduce depending alteration microhabitat features. Our observations enhanced habitat quality provides an opportunity protect freshwater local governmental civil servants landscapes.