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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
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Dung removal increases under higher dung beetle functional diversity regardless of grazing intensification
Nature Communications, Volume 14, No. 1, Article 8070, Year 2023
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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. © 2023, The Author(s).
Authors & Co-Authors
Noriega, Jorge Ari
Spain, Madrid
Csic - Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales Mncn
Colombia, Bogota
Universidad el Bosque
Hortal, Joaquín
Spain, Madrid
Csic - Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales Mncn
Brazil, Goiania
Universidade Federal de Goiás
Portugal, Lisbon
Universidade de Lisboa
deCastro-Arrazola, Indradatta
Spain, Madrid
Csic - Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales Mncn
Spain, Granada
Universidad de Granada
Bini, Luis Mauricio
Brazil, Goiania
Universidade Federal de Goiás
Andrew, Nigel R.
Australia, Armidale
University of new England Australia
Australia, Lismore
Southern Cross University
Arellano, Lucrecia
Mexico, Xalapa
Instituto de Ecología, A.c.
Favila, Mario E.
Mexico, Xalapa
Instituto de Ecología, A.c.
Floate, Kevin D.
Canada, Ottawa
Agriculture and Agri-food Canada
Horgan, Finbarr G.
Chile, Talca
Universidad Católica Del Maule
Menéndez, Rosa
United Kingdom, Lancaster
Lancaster University
Milotić, Tanja
Belgium, Brussels
Research Institute for Nature and Forest, Brussels
Palestrini, Claudia
Italy, Turin
Università Degli Studi Di Torino
Rolando, Antonio
Italy, Turin
Università Degli Studi Di Torino
Scholtz, Clarke H.
South Africa, Pretoria
University of Pretoria
Ádám, Réka
Hungary, Vacratot
Institute of Ecology and Botany
Boros, Gergely
Hungary, Godollo
Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Cuesta, Eva
Spain, Madrid
Csic - Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales Mncn
Spain, Madrid
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Deschodt, Christian Michel
South Africa, Pretoria
University of Pretoria
D'Hondt, Bram
Belgium, Brussels
Research Institute for Nature and Forest, Brussels
Escobar, Federico S.
Mexico, Xalapa
Instituto de Ecología, A.c.
Ferrer-Paris, José R.
Venezuela, Altos de Pipe
Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas
Australia, Sydney
Unsw Sydney
Hemmings, Zac
Australia, Armidale
University of new England Australia
Hill, Sarah J.
Australia, Armidale
University of new England Australia
Hoffmann, Maurice
Belgium, Brussels
Research Institute for Nature and Forest, Brussels
Belgium, Ghent
Universiteit Gent
Jay-Robert, Pierre
France, Montpellier
Universite Paul-valery Montpellier Iii
Perrin, William
France, Montpellier
Universite Paul-valery Montpellier Iii
Rahimi, Iraj
Iran, Shahr-e Kord
Shahrekord University
Sánchez-Mercado, A.
Venezuela, Altos de Pipe
Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas
Australia, Sydney
Unsw Sydney
Ecuador, Samborondon
Universidad Espíritu Santo
Somay, László
Hungary, Vacratot
Institute of Ecology and Botany
Stadler, Jutta
Germany, Leipzig
Helmholtz Zentrum Für Umweltforschung
Tahmasebi Kohyani, Pejman
Iran, Shahr-e Kord
Shahrekord University
Statistics
Authors: 31
Affiliations: 43
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1038/s41467-023-43760-8
ISSN:
20411723