Primary forest loss and degradation reduces biodiversity and ecosystem functioning: a global meta‐analysis using dung beetles as an indicator taxon

PA López‐Bedoya, M Bohada‐Murillo… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Because of continuing degradation or deforestation in areas of undisturbed primary forest,
there is a need to study the relative merit of strategies that mitigate their impacts on …

In the shadow of trees: does eucalyptus afforestation reduce herpetofaunal diversity in Southern Brazil?

SSA Saccol, AMR Bolzan, TG dos Santos - South American Journal of …, 2017 - BioOne
Tree cultivation is widely stimulated due to the provision of environmental services by
sequestering atmospheric carbon, but forestry is a potential danger to biodiversity, mainly …

Dung beetle communities as biological indicators of riparian forest widths in southern Brazil

G Viegas, C Stenert, UH Schulz, L Maltchik - Ecological Indicators, 2014 - Elsevier
Riparian forests provide important habitat for many wildlife species and are sensitive to
landscape change. Among terrestrial invertebrates, dung beetles have been used to …

Diversity and seasonality of Scarabaeinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in forest fragments in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

PG Da Silva, FZ Vaz-de-Mello… - Anais da Academia …, 2013 - SciELO Brasil
Scarabaeinae specimens were collected with the use of pitfall traps baited with human
excrement, rotten meat and rotting banana, between May 2009 and April 2010, in three …

[PDF][PDF] Attractiveness of different bait to the Scarabaeinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in forest fragments in extreme southern Brazil

PG Silva, FZ Vaz-de-Mello, RA Di Mare - Zoological Studies, 2012 - academia.edu
Pedro Giovâni da Silva, Fernando Z. Vaz-de-Mello, and Rocco Alfredo Di Mare (2012)
Attractiveness of different bait to the Scarabaeinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in forest …

Bait attractiveness changes community metrics in dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae)

A Bach, LAF Mateus, CA Peres… - Ecology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Species relative abundance (SRA) is an essential attribute of biotic communities, which can
provide an accurate description of community structure. However, the sampling method …

[HTML][HTML] Taxonomic revision of the South American dung beetle genus Gromphas Brullé, 1837 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Phanaeini: Gromphadina)

M Cupello, FZ Vaz-De-Mello - Zootaxa, 2013 - biotaxa.org
As defined here, Phanaeini comprises two subtribes, Gromphadina, with Gromphas and
Oruscatus, and Phanaeina, with 10 genera including Bolbites. Gromphas occurs east of the …

Abrupt species loss of the Amazonian dung beetle in pastures adjacent to species-rich forests

RJ Silva, TD Pelissari, D Krinski, G Canale… - Journal of Insect …, 2017 - Springer
Anthropogenic disturbances, such as conversion of forests to pastures, are considered one
of the major causes of Amazonian biodiversity loss. Pastures are hostile environments for …

[HTML][HTML] Guia de identificação das espécies de Scarabaeinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) do município de Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

PG Silva, FZ Vaz-de-Mello, RAD Mare - Biota Neotropica, 2011 - SciELO Brasil
Apresenta-se um guia de identificação das espécies de Scarabaeinae ocorrentes em Santa
Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, arroladas da literatura e capturadas entre maio de 2009 a abril …

A taxonomic revision of the Canthon subgenus Pseudepilissus Martínez, 1954 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae)

MK Vieira, FZ Vaz-de-Mello, FAB Silva - Insect Systematics & Evolution, 2020 - brill.com
The subgenus Canthon (Pseudepilissus) Martínez, 1954 is revised. Four valid species are
redescribed: Canthon (Pseudepilissus) muticus; C.(P.) lunatus; C.(P.) planus and C.(P.) …