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Title: Using dung beetles to evaluate the effects of urbanization on Atlantic Forest biodiversity
Keywords: Coprophagous beetles
Atlantic Forest - Biodiversity
Habitat loss
Forest fragments - Preservation
Besouros coprófagos
Mata Atlântica - Biodiversidade
Perda de habitat
Fragmentos florestais - Preservação
Issue Date: Jun-2013
Publisher: Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Citation: KORASAKI, V.; LOPES, J.; BROWN, G. G.; LOUZADA, J. Using dung beetles to evaluate the effects of urbanization on Atlantic Forest biodiversity. Insect Science, [S. l.], v. 20, n. 3, p. 393-406, June 2013.
Abstract: We used dung beetles to evaluate the impact of urbanization on insect biodiversity in three Atlantic Forest fragments in Londrina, Paraná, Brazil. This study provides the first empirical evidence of the impact of urbanization on richness, abundance, composition and guild structure of dung beetle communities from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. We evaluated the community aspects (abundance, richness, composition and food guilds) of dung beetles in fragments with different degrees of immersion in the urban matrix using pitfall traps with four alternative baits (rotten meat, rotten fish, pig dung and decaying banana). A total of 1 719 individuals were collected, belonging to 29 species from 11 genera and six Scarabaeinae tribes. The most urban‐immersed fragment showed a higher species dominance and the beetle community captured on dung presented the greatest evenness. The beetle communities were distinct with respect to the fragments and feeding habits. Except for the dung beetle assemblage in the most urbanized forest fragment, all others exhibited contrasting differences in species composition attracted to each bait type. Our results clearly show that the degree of urbanization affects Atlantic Forest dung beetle communities and that the preservation of forest fragments inside the cities, even small ones, can provide refuges for Scarabaeinae.
URI: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1744-7917.2012.01509.x
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