Patterns of alimentary resource use by dung beetles in introduced Brazilian pastures: Cattle <i>versus</i> sheep dung

Correa, César M. A.; Peres, Nathália D.; Holdbrook, Robert

doi:10.1111/ens.12425

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“…Resource attraction patterns among dung beetles have been explored specifically at the species and assemblage levels (e.g. Halffter & Halffter, 2009; Raine et al ., 2018; Correa et al ., 2020; Giménez‐Gómez et al ., 2020). In this sense, we found an interesting scenario where immature females were apparently diet generalists and mature females preferred feces.…”

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Dung or carrion? Sex and age determine resource attraction in dung beetles

Salomão

Cerqueira

Gomes

et al. 2021

Ecological Entomology

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1. Food choice may change depending on sex, age, and physiological condition due to nutritional requirements or because of mechanisms that promote food recognition. Among dung beetles, some species are attracted to both carrion and dung, but why males and females are more attracted to either resource remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate whether body size, physiological condition (body dry mass, lipid mass, muscle mass) and age (young, mature, old) affect resource attraction in males and females of two species of dung beetles, Dichotomius iannuzziae and D. gilletti. 2. This study was carried out in remnants of Atlantic Forest in Brazil. To evaluate resource attraction, pitfall traps baited with feces or carrion were installed in the remnants, and the beetles were categorized according to sex and age. Furthermore, beetles' physiological condition and body size were measured. 3. Population structure of D. iannuzziae differed according to bait type. Males of D. iannuzziae were more attracted to feces than carrion across all age classes. The same occurred among conspecific mature females, suggesting a sex‐specific reproductive preference for feces. Contrastingly, D. gilletti resource attraction did not vary with sex or age. For both species, neither body size nor physiological condition defined resource attraction, indicating that compensatory feeding due to nutrient requirements is unlikely. 4. Due to the changes in food quality and quantity as a consequence of forest loss, mammal extinction and landscape transformation, it is critical to understand how wild species respond to different scenarios of food availability.

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Dung or carrion? Sex and age determine resource attraction in dung beetles

Salomão

Cerqueira

Gomes

et al. 2021

Ecological Entomology

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“…Farms and pastures are known to affect dung beetle assemblage structure [16,52]. However, the presence of a cattle farm near SGO1 did not impact the assemblage, as dung beetle assemblages remain quite similar to that of the other sites near SGO.…”

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Human Disturbance Affects Dung Beetle Assemblages in French Guiana Forests

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Affholder²,

Montreuil³

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French Guiana forests are threatened by increasing human activity such as infrastructure development, facilitating access to the forest and, therefore, logging, mining, farming and hunting. To highlight the impact of human pressure on the forest fauna, dung beetle assemblage was analyzed near Saint-Georges-de-l’Oyapock and compared with other sites in French Guiana, considering the distance to the main city and forest cover loss as proxies of human activities. Hill numbers and beta diversity were calculated. Non-metric multidimensional scaling and redundancy analyses were carried out to disentangle the effect of the distance to the nearest city and forest cover loss as proxies of human pressure, but also temperature and rainfall as proxies of climatic variations on dung beetle assemblage. Species richness increased significantly with the distance to the nearest city and decreasing forest cover loss. Assemblage structure varied among sites mainly with distance to the nearest city but also with rainfall. It varied also with forest cover loss, but not significantly. This study showed that human disturbances and climatic conditions, even if represented by proxies, affected dung beetle assemblage structures in French Guiana forests.

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“…To understand the impact of livestock activities on dung beetle diversity over the last 20 years, analyses are increasingly investigating livestock practices and management. Some past studies have assessed the effects of shaded fields (Horgan, 2002(Horgan, , 2005, site complexity, soil quality, and management (de Farias et al, 2015); ivermectin use (Flota-Bañuelos et al, 2012;Tovar et al, 2016), fire use (Rangel-Acosta et al, 2020); cattle grazing abandonment time (Correa et al, 2019a(Correa et al, , 2020b, animal consortium (e.g., horse and cattle, Louzada and Carvalho e Silva, 2009;sheep and cattle;Correa et al, 2020c), rotational pasture management (Correa et al, 2021a) and livestock intensification (Alvarado et al, 2018).…”

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Dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in grazing lands of the Neotropics: A review of patterns and research trends of taxonomic and functional diversity, and functions

et al. 2023

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Dung beetles are one of the most representative groups of insects associated with livestock, as they take advantage of the manure of livestock for food and reproduction. They have been widely used as a bio-indicator group to evaluate their responses to land-use change and other environmental disturbances by analyzing species diversity at different spatial and temporal scales. However, the impacts of livestock management practices, forms, and history on dung beetle diversity are still poorly understood. This paper is an exhaustive and systematic review of the existing peer-reviewed and indexed literature on the taxonomic diversity (species richness and composition), functional diversity, and ecological functions of dung beetles from different provinces and biogeographic domains in tropical grazing lands of the Neotropics. We analyzed the timeline of the studies conducted so far, and we detected increasing literature produced mainly in South America. We included the most frequent objectives, tendencies, software, and statistical analyses. Given the significant heterogeneity of livestock landscapes in the Neotropics, the reviewed studies have conceptualized broadly what a pasture is, and the authors have used different descriptions of other grazing lands. Additionally, management data and livestock practices vary widely among studies, and management history is poorly described. In future research, it is relevant to include as much information as possible and the consequences of different livestock management practices on additional ecological attributes of dung beetle assemblages at different landscape scales (spatial and temporal) to predict how ecological processes change in Neotropical landscapes. Considering the importance of the data to be included in future work, we propose a collection format to unify the information collected in the field when conducting ecological studies in grazing lands. Moreover, we define a classification system to homogenize the features that distinguish the multiple tropical grazing lands reported in the literature. Preserving dung beetle diversity and associated ecological functions is urgent for maintaining ecosystem services in grazing lands. The challenge for research institutions is to continue filling gaps in knowledge to help those who work in transferring knowledge, to help ranchers exercise better options for more sustainable livestock farming, and to publish results for conservation decision-making.

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Patterns of alimentary resource use by dung beetles in introduced Brazilian pastures: Cattle versus sheep dung

Cited by 7 publications

References 52 publications

Dung or carrion? Sex and age determine resource attraction in dung beetles

Dung or carrion? Sex and age determine resource attraction in dung beetles

Human Disturbance Affects Dung Beetle Assemblages in French Guiana Forests

Dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in grazing lands of the Neotropics: A review of patterns and research trends of taxonomic and functional diversity, and functions

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