T Elliott, A Thompson, AM Klein, C Albert… - … Science and Practice, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Grasslands are globally distributed and naturally occurring; however, in Europe, most grasslands are anthropogenically created or altered by livestock grazing or mowing. Low …
JA Noriega, M March‐Salas, S Castillo, H García‐Q… - Biotropica, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Biodiversity drives ecological functioning, ultimately providing ecosystem services. Ecosystem processes are favored by greater functional diversity, particularly when groups of …
The transformation of forests into agricultural and livestock systems negatively affects the ecological dynamics and the ecosystem services provided by different groups of insects …
Species diversity varies in space and time. Temporal changes in the structure and dynamics of communities can occur at different scales. We investigated the temporal changes of dung …
EE Sigsgaard, K Olsen, MDD Hansen… - Molecular …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Insects and other terrestrial invertebrates are declining in species richness and abundance. This includes the invertebrates associated with herbivore dung, which have been negatively …
1. Dung beetles perform relevant ecological functions in pastures, such as dung removal and parasite control. Livestock farming is the main economic activity in the Brazilian …
Dung beetles use excrement for feeding and reproductive purposes. Although they use a range of dung types, there have been several reports of dung beetles showing a preference …
The impact of veterinary medical products (VMPs) on dung beetles has been thoroughly investigated. However, less is known about the ecological consequences for the ecosystem …
V Heimer, B Frajman - Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Polyploidization is a key factor in the diversification of flowering plants, but appears to be of only minor importance in the evolution of Euphorbia subgenus Esula. An exception is …