Does selective logging stress tropical forest invertebrates? Using fat stores to examine sublethal responses in dung beetles.

ABSTRACT: The increased global demand for tropical timber has driven vast expanses of tropical forests to be selectively logged worldwide. While logging impacts on wildlife are predicted to change species distribution and abundance, the underlying physiological responses are poorly understood. Although there is a growing consensus that selective logging impacts on natural populations start with individual stress-induced sublethal responses, this literature is dominated by investigations conducted with vertebrates from temperate zones. Moreover, the sublethal effects of human-induced forest disturbance on tropical invertebrates have never been examined. To help address this knowledge gap, we examined the body fat content and relative abundance of three dung beetle species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) w

SUBMITTER: Franca F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5167030 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature