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| Category | Text Publication |
| Reference Category | Journals |
| DOI | 10.1038/s41467-023-43760-8 |
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| Title (Primary) | Dung removal increases under higher dung beetle functional diversity regardless of grazing intensification |
| Author | Noriega, J.A.; Hortal, J.; deCastro-Arrazola, I.; Alves-Martins, F.; Ortega, J.C.G; Bini, L.M.; Andrew, N.R.; Arellano, L.; Beynon, S.; Davis, A.L.V.; Favila, M.E.; Floate, K.D.; Horgan, F.G.; Menéndez, R.; Milotic, T.; Nervo, B.; Palestrini, C.; Rolando, A.; Scholtz, C.H.; Senyüz, Y.; Wassmer, T.; Ádam, R.; de O. Araújo, C.; Barragan-Ramírez, J.L.; Boros, G.; Camero-Rubio, R.; Cruz, M.; Cuesta, E.; Pieri Damborsky, M.; Deschodt, C.M.; Dharma Rajan, P.; D’hondt, B.; Díaz Rojas, A.; Dindar, K.; Escobar, F.; Espinoza, V.R.; Ferrer-Paris, J.R.; Gutiérrez Rojas, P.E.; Hemmings, Z.; Hernández, B.; Hill, S.J.; Hoffmann, M.; Jay-Robert, P.; Lewis, K.; Lewis, M.; Lozano, C.; Marín-Armijos, D.; Menegaz de Farias, P.; Murcia-Ordoñez, B.; Narayanan Karimbumkara, S.; Navarrete-Heredia, J.L.; Ortega-Echeverría, C.; Pablo-Cea, J.D.; Perrin, W.; Pessoa, M.B.; Radhakrishnan, A.; Rahimi, I.; Raimundo, A.T.; Ramos, D.C.; Rebolledo, R.E.; Roggero, A.; Sánchez-Mercado, A.; Somay, L.; Stadler, J.; Tahmasebi, P.; Triana Céspedes, J.D.; Santos, A.M.C. |
| Source Titel | Nature Communications |
| Year | 2023 |
| Department | BZF |
| Volume | 14 |
| Page From | art. 8070 |
| Language | englisch |
| Topic | T5 Future Landscapes |
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| Abstract | Dung removal by macrofauna such as dung beetles is an important process for nutrient
cycling in pasturelands. Intensification of farming practices generally reduces
species and functional diversity of terrestrial invertebrates, which may
negatively affect ecosystem services. Here, we investigate the effects of
cattle-grazing intensification on dung removal by dung beetles in field
experiments replicated in 38 pastures around the world. Within each study site,
we measured dung removal in pastures managed with low- and high-intensity
regimes to assess between-regime differences in dung beetle diversity and dung
removal, whilst also considering climate and regional variations. The impacts
of intensification were heterogeneous, either diminishing or increasing dung
beetle species richness, functional diversity, and dung removal rates. The
effects of beetle diversity on dung removal were more variable across sites
than within sites. Dung removal increased with species richness across sites,
while functional diversity consistently enhanced dung removal within sites,
independently of cattle grazing intensity or climate. Our findings indicate
that, despite intensified cattle stocking rates, ecosystem services related to
decomposition and nutrient cycling can be maintained when a functionally
diverse dung beetle community inhabits the human-modified landscape. |
| Persistent UFZ Identifier | https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=20939&ufzPublicationIdentifier=28368 |
| Noriega, J.A., Hortal, J., deCastro-Arrazola, I., Alves-Martins, F., Ortega, J.C.G, Bini, L.M., Andrew, N.R., Arellano, L., Beynon, S., Davis, A.L.V., Favila, M.E., Floate, K.D., Horgan, F.G., Menéndez, R., Milotic, T., Nervo, B., Palestrini, C., Rolando, A., Scholtz, C.H., Senyüz, Y., Wassmer, T., Ádam, R., de O. Araújo, C., Barragan-Ramírez, J.L., Boros, G., Camero-Rubio, R., Cruz, M., Cuesta, E., Pieri Damborsky, M., Deschodt, C.M., Dharma Rajan, P., D’hondt, B., Díaz Rojas, A., Dindar, K., Escobar, F., Espinoza, V.R., Ferrer-Paris, J.R., Gutiérrez Rojas, P.E., Hemmings, Z., Hernández, B., Hill, S.J., Hoffmann, M., Jay-Robert, P., Lewis, K., Lewis, M., Lozano, C., Marín-Armijos, D., Menegaz de Farias, P., Murcia-Ordoñez, B., Narayanan Karimbumkara, S., Navarrete-Heredia, J.L., Ortega-Echeverría, C., Pablo-Cea, J.D., Perrin, W., Pessoa, M.B., Radhakrishnan, A., Rahimi, I., Raimundo, A.T., Ramos, D.C., Rebolledo, R.E., Roggero, A., Sánchez-Mercado, A., Somay, L., Stadler, J., Tahmasebi, P., Triana Céspedes, J.D., Santos, A.M.C. (2023): Dung removal increases under higher dung beetle functional diversity regardless of grazing intensification Nat. Commun. 14 , art. 8070 10.1038/s41467-023-43760-8 |
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