Influence of land use change on rove beetle diversity: A systematic review and global meta-analysis of a mega-diverse insect group

Méndez-Rojas, Diana M.; Cultid‐Medina, Carlos A.; Escobar, Federico

doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.107239

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“…Given the marked reduction in natural forests and their continued replacement by forestry plantations (see Payn et al ., 2015), it is crucial to understand the potential role of plantations as alternative habitats for biodiversity (Brockerhoff et al ., 2008). Forestry plantations frequently have a negative effect on vertebrate diversity (Barlow et al ., 2007a), including amphibians (Kudavidanage et al ., 2012), birds (Castaño‐Villa et al ., 2019), and mammals (Begotti et al ., 2018), or invertebrates, such as coleopterans (Horák et al ., 2019; Méndez‐Rojas et al ., 2021) or butterflies (Kudavidanage et al ., 2012). However, other studies found biodiversity levels within plantations to match those found in natural forests, particularly in non‐tropical biomes (Plexida et al ., 2014; Magura et al ., 2015).…”

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What level of native beetle diversity can be supported by forestry plantations? A global synthesis

López‐Bedoya

Magura

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Insect Conserv Diversity

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1. Forestry plantations have been established globally to meet timber demands, often leading to the conversion of natural to artificial forests. Forestry plantations may support natural elements of forest biodiversity, but understanding their role in the maintenance of biodiversity is a crucial question.2. We performed a meta-analysis of 48 studies to determine how forestry plantations relative to natural forests influence the species richness and abundance of three important coleopteran groups (i.e., ground beetles, rove beetles, and dung beetles), given their essential role in ecosystem functioning.3. We assessed whether beetle responses depended on taxonomic group, geographical location, native or exotic character of the planted tree species, and associated management characteristics (i.e., composition, size, age, and connectivity of the plantations).4. We found that forestry plantations negatively affected coleopteran species richness and abundance compared to natural forests. The negative impact was most severe in plantations with exotic tree species and located in tropical biomes.5. Species richness and abundance of beetles significantly increased with plantation age in native plantations but decreased in exotic ones. Also, small plantations close to native forest had higher beetle species richness and abundance than ones located far away from native forest.6. Stopping the conversion of natural forests to plantations, promoting the use of native tree species, and lengthening rotations are critical for allowing biodiversity recovery in forestry plantations, combined with a robust conservation strategy to protect threatened biodiversity and ecosystem functioning.

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What level of native beetle diversity can be supported by forestry plantations? A global synthesis

López‐Bedoya

Magura

Edwards

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Insect Conserv Diversity

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“…In spite of the comparative ecological studies with staphylinids is relatively recent compared with other ground‐dwelling insects (Méndez‐Rojas et al, 2021), they are considered a good model group to evaluate the influence of anthropogenic activities on their diversity (Bohac, 1999; Bohac, & Jahnova, 2015; Gailis, & Turka, 2013; Michaels, 2007). In Neotropical ecosystems, it has been found that anthropogenic activities such as land‐use change can generate negative effects on species diversity of rove beetle communities (Caballero et al, 2009; Cajaiba et al, 2017; Méndez‐Rojas et al, 2012, 2021; Sanabria et al, 2008; Vásquez‐Vélez et al, 2010). Our results contribute important ecological data about the negative influence of agricultural intensification for staphylinid communities.…”

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“…Staphylinids are considered a model beetle group to evaluate land‐use change at a local scale. Rove beetles are a megadiverse group of insects belonging to Staphylinidae family (Irmler, & Lipkow, 2018) that occupy different trophic levels (Navarrete‐Heredia et al, 2002), and present a differential response to habitat changes (Bohac, 1999; Méndez‐Rojas et al, 2021; Pohl et al, 2008). Rove beetles show high abundance and dominance in the agroecosystems, accounting for 53% and 60% of the adult and larval abundance in the soil surface (Krooss, & Schaefer, 1998).…”

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“…Rove beetles have been previously identified as a potential ecological disturbance indicator in Palearctic agroecosystem (Bohac, 1999; Bohac, & Jahnova, 2015; Gailis, & Turka, 2013; Michaels, 2007) due to their usefulness to evaluate the degree of human influence on ecosystems. The response of staphylinids to land‐use change in Neotropical ecosystems showed they are negatively affected by open areas such as crops and pastures (Méndez‐Rojas et al, 2021). However, there is no information about the ecological structure of Andean rove beetle communities and their response to the intensification of coffee plantations, which is important to study because coffee is the main agricultural crop in the northern Andes (Guhl, 2008).…”

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Rove beetle diversity and coffee agroecosystems in the Colombian Andes

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The intensification of coffee plantations has driven biodiversity loss worldwide, but little is known about how it affects the ecological structure of Andean rove beetle communities. The rove beetle diversity was estimated in a coffee‐intensification gradient located on the western slope of Central Andes (1300–1800 m elevation). Sixteen sampling sites in four land uses were selected: four native forest patches and twelve coffee production systems (four polygeneric shade coffee plantations, four monogeneric shade coffee plantations, and four sun‐grown coffee plantations). We used unbaited pitfall traps and leaf litter extraction and recorded environmental and vegetation variables in each land use. 101 staphylinid species were collected in 12 subfamilies and 45 genera (N = 522 individuals). We recorded for the first time the subfamily Leptotyphlinae in Colombia. Anotylus sp. 1 was the most abundant species with about 16% of the total individuals, while 60% of the remaining species showed <2 individuals. Native forest and polygeneric shade coffee plantations were more diverse than monogeneric shade and sun‐grown coffee plantations (for all qD measures). Monogeneric shade coffee plantations were the least diverse in all studies. Species composition was different between forests and coffee plantations, and the sun‐grown coffee had a low number of exclusive species. The rove beetle diversity did not show a linear reduction with the intensification levels of the coffee plantation, and the sun‐grown coffee did not represent an absolutely hostile environment. We discuss the role of staphylinid as model group for comparative ecological studies in the tropical agricultural landscape.

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“…Coleoptera exhibited species dominance levels at both habitat types indicating that the distribution patterns in different landscapes are mainly due to their ecological role in the ecosystems (Rykken et al 1997;Méndez-Rojas et al 2021). Coleoptera accounts for 40% of entire insects represented by 400,000 species that are known to exist in the world (Crowson 2013;Bouchard et al 2017;Hong et al 2017).…”

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Faunistic analysis of insects of Deva Vatala National Park and agroecosystem of Gujrat Pakistan

Umar

Hussain

2021

KJS publishes peer-review articles in Mathematics, Computer Sci

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Insect biodiversity drives ecological functioning and provides ecosystem services in different landscapes. Protected areas with the least anthropogenic disturbances provide resources with the least disturbance in habitat favouring insect species belonging to different guilds to coexist and contribute to the ecosystem processes. Studies have highlighted the significance of anthropogenic landscapes including agricultural ecosystems for harboring rich native biodiversity. To understand the species composition and abundance agricultural landscape, we explored insect fauna in Deva Vatala National Park (DVNP), Bhimber (Azad Kashmir), and associated croplands of Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan. We aimed to assess the abundance, richness and diversity of the insect orders, families and species found in the two habitats i.e. national park and croplands. Fortnightly surveys were conducted during 2017-2019. Sampling methodology consisted of handpicking, using sweep nets, light traps, pitfall traps and insect collection was identified by using taxonomic keys. A total of 239 insect species representing 10 orders and 69 families were collected and identified from both habitat types. For both diversity and abundance, we detected a significant difference in community composition at species, family and order levels. Several insect orders and families demonstrated significant differences (p< 0.05) in either abundance or richness or both between the two types of habitats. Several families of Coleoptera, which contains dung beetles, ground beetles, ladybird beetles showed greater richness in DVNP. However, we also detected that several insect orders showed greater richness in the croplands of Gujrat. But we observed the pattern of the greater abundance of insect orders in DVNP. Both types of habitat can have important consequences on insect fauna having great importance in the ecosystem services and functions. Protected areas nearby associated croplands have the potential to contribute immensely to biodiversity conservation and ecosystem service provision both at the local scale and the landscape scale.

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Influence of land use change on rove beetle diversity: A systematic review and global meta-analysis of a mega-diverse insect group

Cited by 32 publications

References 91 publications

What level of native beetle diversity can be supported by forestry plantations? A global synthesis

What level of native beetle diversity can be supported by forestry plantations? A global synthesis

Rove beetle diversity and coffee agroecosystems in the Colombian Andes

Faunistic analysis of insects of Deva Vatala National Park and agroecosystem of Gujrat Pakistan

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