New World dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) colonization of a recent Miocene insular territory: The case of Costa Rica
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.11436
Abstract: Abstract Costa Rica emerged from the seas as a new geological territory during the Miocene as an insular archipelago. It later became part of a continental area once it became a segment of Central America.… read more here.
Keywords: miocene; territory; dung beetle; costa rica ... See more keywords
How Does Landscape Structure Affect Dung Beetle Assemblages in Amazon Cities?
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.70704
Abstract: ABSTRACT The growth of cities is one of the main direct and indirect factors responsible for the loss of native vegetation cover. Urbanization directly affects the biological communities inhabiting forest remnants inserted in cities, compromising… read more here.
Keywords: beetle assemblages; landscape structure; dung beetle; forest cover ... See more keywords
The Most Attractive Is Not Always the Preferred: Lessons From Necrophagous Dung Beetle Assemblages in a Region of the Central Amazon
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.70766
Abstract: ABSTRACT Resource attractiveness and preference is determinant to assess how biodiversity is structured in different ecosystems. Necrophagy is the alternative or complementary dietary habit of dung beetles, but a few studies have focused on evaluating… read more here.
Keywords: carrion; preference; type; dung beetle ... See more keywords
Forest conversion into pasture selects dung beetle traits at different biological scales depending on species pool composition
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.9950
Abstract: Abstract The conversion of forests into open areas has large effects on the diversity and structure of native communities. The intensity of these effects may vary between regions, depending on the existence of native species… read more here.
Keywords: forest conversion; species pool; dung beetle; conversion ... See more keywords
Spatial and seasonal trait selection in dung beetle assemblages along an aridity gradient in the Sahara
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DOI: 10.1002/ecy.70106
Abstract: Abstract Ecological communities under extreme environments are shaped by a balance of environmental filtering and coexistence mechanisms that result in a series of assembly rules. Although there is abundant evidence about the importance of these… read more here.
Keywords: aridity; dung beetle; sahara; trait ... See more keywords
Dung beetle conservation biogeography in southern Africa: current challenges and potential effects of climatic change
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DOI: 10.1007/s10531-019-01904-7
Abstract: Miocene, Pliocene and Pleistocene changes to the geomorphology, climate and vegetation of southern Africa are considered responsible for radical differences between southwest and northeast dung beetle assemblages (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) leading to current endemism in… read more here.
Keywords: conservation; dung; dung beetle; southern africa ... See more keywords
Sheep herding in small grasslands promotes dung beetle diversity in a mountain forest landscape
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DOI: 10.1007/s10841-020-00277-5
Abstract: It is assumed that the transformation of native forest into agricultural fields and grazing grasslands negatively affects biological diversity, and there are multiple cases documenting this pattern. For example, when lowland tropical forests are transformed… read more here.
Keywords: diversity; sheep herding; landscape; dung beetle ... See more keywords
More than 5 Years! An Unusually Long-Lived Dung Beetle (Scarabaeinae) in an Andean Agricultural Landscape
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DOI: 10.1007/s13744-019-00673-w
Abstract: Despite their importance as ecological indicators of anthropic perturbation, most of our knowledge about Neotropical dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) is derived from studies conducted at the community level. To date, at a global scale, there… read more here.
Keywords: unusually long; years unusually; dung; dung beetle ... See more keywords
Linking dung beetle diversity and its ecological function in a gradient of livestock intensification management in the Neotropical region
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2019.06.016
Abstract: Abstract In the coming decades, the rapid expansion of livestock production in highly biodiverse regions is likely to increase deforestation, threatening biodiversity and disrupting key ecological functions. However, the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem function… read more here.
Keywords: management; dung; dung beetle; livestock ... See more keywords
Identifying the anthropogenic drivers of declines in tropical dung beetle communities and functions
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DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109063
Abstract: Abstract Human population growth and the activities resulting in habitat destruction are a threat to biodiversity worldwide. Despite the recognized importance of dung beetles in supporting tropical forest ecosystems, our understanding of their susceptibility to… read more here.
Keywords: beetle communities; dung; tropical dung; human activities ... See more keywords
Replacing native mammal assemblages with livestock in African savannahs, impacts dung beetle diversity and reduces body size
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DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109211
Abstract: Abstract Replacement of complex assemblages of native mammal fauna with livestock species reduces niche heterogeneity. This negatively affects taxa such as dung beetles, which depend on them and can, in turn, affect ecosystem functioning. We… read more here.
Keywords: native mammal; beetle diversity; dung; dung beetle ... See more keywords