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dc.creatorLähteenmäki, Saija-
dc.creatorSlade, Eleanor M.-
dc.creatorHardwick, Bess-
dc.creatorSchiffler, Gustavo-
dc.creatorLouzada, Julio-
dc.creatorBarlow, Jos-
dc.creatorRoslin, Tomas-
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-05T19:02:42Z-
dc.date.available2020-02-05T19:02:42Z-
dc.date.issued2015-08-
dc.identifier.citationLÄHTEENMÄKI, S. et al. MESOCLOSURES - increasing realism in mesocosm studies of ecosystem functioning. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, [S. l.], v. 6, n. 8, p. 916-924, Aug. 2015.pt_BR
dc.identifier.urihttps://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/2041-210X.12367pt_BR
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositorio.ufla.br/jspui/handle/1/38821-
dc.description.abstractExperimental studies linking community composition to functioning are typically confined to small and closed micro‐ or mesocosms. Such restricted conditions may affect both species’ biology and their environment. Yet, targeting simple features in the behaviour of species may circumvent these constraints. Focusing on ecological functions provided by dung beetles, we test whether large, open‐top cages – MESOCLOSURES – will intercept the flight trajectories of beetles, thereby allowing manipulation of local community composition. MESOCLOSURES were built in both tropical forest (Brazil) and temperate grasslands (Finland), thus testing their general efficiency. Within the respective environments, we varied different aspects of MESOCLOSURE design: in the tropical forest, we examined the impact of MESOCLOSURE dimensions on exclusion efficiency, whereas in the temperate grassland, we assessed the potential for selectively excluding and including community members by different mesh sizes. In the temperate environment, we also went from method to application, using MESOCLOSURES to relate community composition to functioning under two simulated grazing regimes. MESOCLOSURES allowed efficient manipulation of dung beetle communities, maintaining dung beetle densities at intended levels in both temperate and tropical systems. In the tropics, the smallest cages (1 × 1 m) offered the highest contrast in beetle densities inside vs. outside of the fence, whereas the largest cages (9 × 9 m) offered the lowest. Nonetheless, densities inside cages never exceed one‐fifth of those outside. At the temperate site, manipulations of community structure through mesh size yielded significant differences in functioning and suggested an interaction between small dung‐dwelling species and large tunnelling species. Within cages, higher grazing was reflected in augmented dung removal. We conclude that MESOCLOSURES can be effectively used to study dung beetle functions across habitats and latitudes. As applied insights, the present study adds resolution to the significance of different functional groups of dung beetles and shows that grazing pressure may have an important impact on the ecosystem functions that they provide. Overall, this study suggests that targeted manipulation of dispersal may offer new solutions for linking fauna to ecosystem functions with minimal impact on the processes measured.pt_BR
dc.languageen_USpt_BR
dc.publisherBritish Ecological Societypt_BR
dc.rightsrestrictAccesspt_BR
dc.sourceMethods in Ecology and Evolutionpt_BR
dc.subjectBiodiversity - Ecosystem functioningpt_BR
dc.subjectEcosystem servicespt_BR
dc.subjectFunctional groupspt_BR
dc.subjectMesocosmspt_BR
dc.subjectBiodiversidade - Funcionamento do ecossistemapt_BR
dc.subjectServiços de ecossistemaspt_BR
dc.subjectGrupos funcionaispt_BR
dc.subjectMesocosmospt_BR
dc.titleMESOCLOSURES - increasing realism in mesocosm studies of ecosystem functioningpt_BR
dc.typeArtigopt_BR
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