Insect Conservation in the National Parks: The Glowworms of Tumacácori Would Like a Word

Biel A. 2023. Insect Conservation in the National Parks: The Glowworms of Tumacácori Would Like a Word. Sonoran Desert Network

Fireflies in Arizona? At Tumacácori NHP, dark skies and special environmental circumstances create habitat for a variety of glowing insects. Across the US, the dark, protected landscapes of the National Park System are crucial to invertebrate conservation. Learn more about our most ubiquitous and most important—but probably also most overlooked and maligned—wildlife, and why our future depends on theirs.

Type
Resource Brief
Authors
Biel, Alice Wondrak
Date of Issue
2023-04
Publisher
Sonoran Desert Network
Units
SODN , TUMA
Keywords
fireflies, insects, invertebrates, sodn, sonoran desert network
Subjects
Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Terrestrial Invertebrates , NPS.gov Subject Site: Insects & Invertebrates , NPS.gov Subject Site: Science

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