Forest conversion into pasture selects dung beetle traits at different biological scales depending on species pool composition.

ABSTRACT: The conversion of forests into open areas has large effects on the diversity and structure of native communities. The intensity of these effects may vary between regions, depending on the existence of native species adapted to open habitats in the regional pool or the time since habitat change.We assess the differences in species richness and functional diversity of dung beetle communities (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) between native forests and novel pasturelands of the Atlantic Forest and the Cerrado, two biomes with contrasting histories of human occupation in Brazil. We conducted standardized surveys in seven forest fragments and adjacent pastures in each region and measured 14 traits in individuals collected in each type of habitat at each particular site. We calculated functional richne

SUBMITTER: Pessoa MB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10126313 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature