Evaluating firefly extinction risk: Initial red list assessments for North America.

Fireflies are a family of charismatic beetles known for their bioluminescent signals. Recent anecdotal reports suggest that firefly populations in North America may be in decline. However, prior to this work, no studies have undertaken a systematic compilation of geographic distribution, habitat spe...

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Autores principales:	Candace E Fallon, Anna C Walker, Sara Lewis, Joseph Cicero, Lynn Faust, Christopher M Heckscher, Cisteil X Pérez-Hernández, Ben Pfeiffer, Sarina Jepsen
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Publicado:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:456bc7cc48c940308178556057e0aa932021-12-02T20:12:55ZEvaluating firefly extinction risk: Initial red list assessments for North America.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0259379https://doaj.org/article/456bc7cc48c940308178556057e0aa932021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0259379https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203Fireflies are a family of charismatic beetles known for their bioluminescent signals. Recent anecdotal reports suggest that firefly populations in North America may be in decline. However, prior to this work, no studies have undertaken a systematic compilation of geographic distribution, habitat specificity, and threats facing North American fireflies. To better understand their extinction risks, we conducted baseline assessments according to the categories and criteria of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List for 132 species from the United States and Canada (approximately 79% of described species in the region). We found at least 18 species (14%) are threatened with extinction (e.g. categorized as Critically Endangered, Endangered, or Vulnerable) due to various pressures, including habitat loss, light pollution, and climate change (sea level rise and drought). In addition, more than half of the species (53%) could not be evaluated against the assessment criteria due to insufficient data, highlighting the need for further study. Future research and conservation efforts should prioritize monitoring and protecting populations of at-risk species, preserving and restoring habitat, gathering data on population trends, and filling critical information gaps for data deficient species suspected to be at risk.Candace E FallonAnna C WalkerSara LewisJoseph CiceroLynn FaustChristopher M HeckscherCisteil X Pérez-HernándezBen PfeifferSarina JepsenPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 11, p e0259379 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Candace E Fallon Anna C Walker Sara Lewis Joseph Cicero Lynn Faust Christopher M Heckscher Cisteil X Pérez-Hernández Ben Pfeiffer Sarina Jepsen Evaluating firefly extinction risk: Initial red list assessments for North America.
description	Fireflies are a family of charismatic beetles known for their bioluminescent signals. Recent anecdotal reports suggest that firefly populations in North America may be in decline. However, prior to this work, no studies have undertaken a systematic compilation of geographic distribution, habitat specificity, and threats facing North American fireflies. To better understand their extinction risks, we conducted baseline assessments according to the categories and criteria of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List for 132 species from the United States and Canada (approximately 79% of described species in the region). We found at least 18 species (14%) are threatened with extinction (e.g. categorized as Critically Endangered, Endangered, or Vulnerable) due to various pressures, including habitat loss, light pollution, and climate change (sea level rise and drought). In addition, more than half of the species (53%) could not be evaluated against the assessment criteria due to insufficient data, highlighting the need for further study. Future research and conservation efforts should prioritize monitoring and protecting populations of at-risk species, preserving and restoring habitat, gathering data on population trends, and filling critical information gaps for data deficient species suspected to be at risk.
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author	Candace E Fallon Anna C Walker Sara Lewis Joseph Cicero Lynn Faust Christopher M Heckscher Cisteil X Pérez-Hernández Ben Pfeiffer Sarina Jepsen
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title	Evaluating firefly extinction risk: Initial red list assessments for North America.
title_short	Evaluating firefly extinction risk: Initial red list assessments for North America.
title_full	Evaluating firefly extinction risk: Initial red list assessments for North America.
title_fullStr	Evaluating firefly extinction risk: Initial red list assessments for North America.
title_full_unstemmed	Evaluating firefly extinction risk: Initial red list assessments for North America.
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Evaluating firefly extinction risk: Initial red list assessments for North America.

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