Search Results - "Samways, Michael"

Orthoptera Biodiversity for Environmental Assessment and Agroecological Advancement.

Authors: Samways, Michael J. Lecoq, Michel Deacon, Charl

Source: Agronomy. Jan2026, Vol. 16 Issue 1, p57. 54p.

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Scientists' warning on the need for greater inclusion of dragonflies in global conservation.

Authors: Samways, Michael J. Córdoba‐Aguilar, Alex Deacon, Charl et al.

Source: Insect Conservation & Diversity. Jul2025, Vol. 18 Issue 4, p465-484. 20p.

Dragonfly functional connectivity responses are dynamic relative to drought.

Authors: Deacon, Charl Samways, Michael J. Pryke, James S.

Source: Insect Conservation & Diversity. Jun2026, p1. 14p. 5 Illustrations.

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Evaluating Conservation Corridor Success for Rare and Common Dragonflies Using Zeta Diversity.

Authors: Kietzka, Gabriella J. Pryke, James S. Gaigher, Rene et al.

Source: Ecology & Evolution (20457758). Apr2026, Vol. 16 Issue 4, p1-13. 13p.

Subject Terms: *Riparian ecology, *Biodiversity, *Species diversity, Corridors (Ecology), Dragonflies

Heterogeneous conservation corridors of remnant vegetation protect biodiversity in South African timber mosaics.

Authors: Samways, Michael J. Gaigher, René Deacon, Charl et al.

Source: Biodiversity & Conservation. Feb2025, Vol. 34 Issue 2, p357-379. 23p.

Conservation Corridors With Many Small Waterbodies Support Dragonfly Functional Diversity Across a Transformed Landscape Mosaic.

Authors: Deacon, Charl Samways, Michael J. Pryke, James S.

Source: Diversity & Distributions. Dec2024, Vol. 30 Issue 12, p1-15. 15p.

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Dragonflies and Damselflies of South Africa

Authors: Samways, Michael J.

Resource Type: eBook.

Subjects: Damselflies--South Africa, Dragonflies--South Africa

Categories: SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / Entomology, NATURE / Animals / Insects & Spiders

Interplay between pond size and matrix extent drives odonate diversity patterns in a fragmented landscape.

Authors: Deacon, Charl Samways, Michael J. Pryke, James S.

Source: Biodiversity & Conservation. Dec2023, Vol. 32 Issue 14, p4767-4785. 19p.

Oviposition strategies of Amazonian dragonflies in response to anthropogenic gradients.

Authors: Calvão, Lenize B. Samways, Michael J. Faria, Ana Paula J. et al.

Source: Oecologia. Jul2025, Vol. 207 Issue 7, p1-12. 12p.

Dragonflies as Flagships for Sustainable Use of Water Resources in Environmental Education

Authors: Clausnitzer, Viola Simaika, John P. Samways, Michael J. et al.

Source: Applied Environmental Education and Communication. 2017 16(3):196-209.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 14

Descriptors: Sustainability, Water, Natural Resources, Conservation (Environment), Environmental Education, Ecology, Foreign Countries, Entomology, Teaching Methods

Geographic Terms: South Africa, Tanzania, Japan, United States, India

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Latitude, paleo-history and forest size matter for Afromontane canopy beetle diversity in a world context.

Authors: Swart, Rudi C. Samways, Michael J. Roets, Francois

Source: Biodiversity & Conservation. Mar2021, Vol. 30 Issue 3, p659-672. 14p.

Value of artificial ponds for aquatic insects in drought-prone southern Africa: a review.

Authors: Samways, Michael J. Deacon, Charl Kietzka, Gabriella J. et al.

Source: Biodiversity & Conservation. Oct2020, Vol. 29 Issue 11/12, p3131-3150. 20p.

Eco‐evolutionary origins and diversification in a megadiverse hotspot: Arthropods in the Greater Cape Floristic Region.

Authors: Samways, Michael J. Pryke, James S. Gaigher, René et al.

Source: Ecology & Evolution (20457758). Aug2024, Vol. 14 Issue 8, p1-20. 20p.

Subject Terms: *Sea level, *Biogeography, Arthropod diversity, Insect evolution, Traffic violations

Geographic Terms: South Africa

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Fluctuating pond water levels and aquatic insect persistence in a drought-prone Mediterranean-type climate.

Authors: Jooste, Megan L. Samways, Michael J. Deacon, Charl

Source: Hydrobiologia. Mar2020, Vol. 847 Issue 5, p1315-1326. 12p. 3 Charts, 1 Map.

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