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Landscape attributes shape dung beetle diversity at multiple spatial scales in agricultural drylands

dc.contributor.authorEstupiñan Mojica, Anderson
dc.contributor.authorLiberal, Carolina Nunes
dc.contributor.authorSantos, Braulio A
dc.contributor.authorMachado, Celia C. C.
dc.contributor.authorPereira De Araujo, Helder Farias
dc.contributor.authorVon Thaden, Juan José
dc.contributor.authorAlvarado Roberto, Fredy Alexander
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-14T16:12:15Z
dc.date.available2023-06-14T16:12:15Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.identifier.citationAnderson Estupiñan-Mojica, Renato Portela-Salomão, Carolina N. Liberal, Bráulio A. Santos, Célia C.C. Machado, Helder F.P. de Araujo, Juan Von Thaden, Fredy Alvarado, Landscape attributes shape dung beetle diversity at multiple spatial scales in agricultural drylands, Basic and Applied Ecology, Volume 63, 2022, Pages 139-151, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2022.06.002.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11627/6314
dc.description.abstract"Land-use change is one of the main drivers of biodiversity loss worldwide, but its negative effects can vary depending on the spatial scale analyzed. Considering the continuous expansion of agricultural demand for land, it is urgent to identify the drivers that shape biological communities in order to balance agricultural production and biodiversity conservation in human-modified landscapes. We used a patch-landscape design and a multimodel inference approach to assess the effects of landscape composition and configuration at two spatial scales (patch and landscape) on the structure of dung beetle assemblages. We performed our study in the Caatinga, the largest dry forest in South America. We sampled 3,526 dung beetles belonging to 19 species and 11 genera. At patch scale, our findings highlight the positive relationship of forest cover and landscape heterogeneity with dung beetle diversity, which are the major drivers of beetle assemblages. Edge density, in turn, is a major driver at the landscape scale and has a negative effect on beetle diversity. Our results support the hypothesis that landscapes combining natural vegetation remnants and heterogeneous agricultural landscapes are the most effective at conserving the biodiversity of dung beetles in the Caatinga landscapes. Directing efforts to better understand the dynamics of dung beetles in agricultural lands can be helpful for policymakers and scientists to design agri-environment schemes and apply conservation strategies in tropical dry forests."
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectAgroecosystem
dc.subjectBiodiversity
dc.subjectHuman-dominated landscapes
dc.subjectLand use and land cover change
dc.subjectSeasonally tropical dry forest
dc.subject.classificationECOLOGÍA VEGETAL
dc.titleLandscape attributes shape dung beetle diversity at multiple spatial scales in agricultural drylands
dc.typearticle
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2022.06.002
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