A trait‐based framework for dung beetle functional ecology

I deCastro‐Arrazola, NR Andrew… - Journal of Animal …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Traits are key for understanding the environmental responses and ecological roles of
organisms. Trait approaches to functional ecology are well established for plants, whereas …

Abandoning grassland management negatively influences plant but not bird or insect biodiversity in Europe

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 …

Human perturbations reduce dung beetle diversity and dung removal ecosystem function

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 …

Effect of antiparasitic management of cattle on the diversity and functional structure of dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) assemblages in the Colombian …

HL Tovar, CMA Correa, JP Lumaret, PA López-Bedoya… - Diversity, 2023 - mdpi.com
The transformation of forests into agricultural and livestock systems negatively affects the
ecological dynamics and the ecosystem services provided by different groups of insects …

Short-and long-term temporal changes in the assemblage structure of Amazonian dung beetles

JA Noriega, AMC Santos, J Calatayud, S Chozas… - Oecologia, 2021 - Springer
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 …

Environmental DNA metabarcoding of cow dung reveals taxonomic and functional diversity of invertebrate assemblages

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 …

Dung beetle diversity and functions suggest no major impacts of cattle grazing in the Brazilian Pantanal wetlands

CMA Correa, RF Braga, J Louzada… - Ecological …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
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 beetle assemblages attracted to cow and horse dung: The importance of mouthpart traits, body size, and nesting behavior in the community assembly process

M Tonelli, VC Giménez Gómez, JR Verdú… - Life, 2021 - mdpi.com
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 …

Dung beetles: Functional identity, not functional diversity, accounts for ecological process disruption caused by the use of veterinary medical products

M Tonelli, JR Verdú, F Morelli, M Zunino - Journal of Insect Conservation, 2020 - Springer
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 …

Polyploidization was not involved in the origin of five endemic species from southern Europe but is otherwise frequent in Euphorbia section Esula (Euphorbiaceae)

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 …