Subtle Land-Use Change and Tropical Biodiversity: Dung Beetle Communities in Cerrado Grasslands and Exotic Pastures

Biotropica

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 704-710

  Almeida, Sabrina ^a   Louzada, Julio ^b   Sperber, Carlos ^a   Barlow, Jos ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF LAVRAS   (Brazil)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agro pastoral landscape; Brazil; Brazilian savanna; Habitat conversion; Native pasture; Scarabaeinae

Indexed keywords

AGROECOLOGY; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BEETLE; BIODIVERSITY; CERRADO; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; INVASIVE SPECIES; LAND USE CHANGE; NATIVE SPECIES; PASTORALISM; PASTURE; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SPECIES RICHNESS; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

BRAZIL; CARRANCAS; MINAS GERAIS;

COLEOPTERA; SCARABAEINAE; UROCHLOA;

EID: 80155190134     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: 17447429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2011.00751.x     Document Type: Article

References (55)

1. Aidar, T., W.Koller, S. R.Rodrigues, A. M.Correa, J. C. C.Da Silva, O. D. S.Balta, J. M.De Oliveira, and V.De Oliveira 2000. Coprophagous beetles (Coleoptera:Scarabaeidae) collected in Aquidauana, MS, Brazil. An. Soc. Entomol. Bras.29: 817-820.
2. Almeida, S. S. P., and J. N. C.Louzada 2009. Estrutura da comunidade de Scarabaeinae (Scarabaeidae:Coleoptera) em fitofisionomias do Cerrado e sua importância para a conservação. Neotrop. Entomol.38: 32-43.
3. Bang, H. S., J. H.Lee, O. S.Kwon, Y. E.Na, Y. S.Jang, and W. H.Kim 2005. Effects of paracoprid dung beetles (Coleoptera:Scarabaeidae) on the growth of pasture herbage and on the underlying soil. Appl. Soil Ecol.29: 165-171.
4. Barlow, J., T. A.Gardner, I. S.Araujo, T. C.Avila-Pires, A. B.Bonaldo, J. E.Costa, M. C.Esposito, L. V.Ferreira, J.Hawes, M. I. M.Hernandez, M. S.Hoogmoed, R. N.Leite, N. F.Lo-Man-Hung, J. R.Malcolm, M. B.Martins, L. A. M.Mestre, R.Miranda-Santos, A. L.Nunes-Gutjahr, W. L.Overal, L.Parry, S. L.Peters, M. A.Ribeiro-Junior, M. N. F.da Silva, C.da Silva Motta, and C. A.Peres 2007. Quantifying the biodiversity value of tropical primary, secondary, and plantation forests. PNAS104: 18555-18560.
5. Bond, W. J., and C. L.Parr 2010. Beyond the forest edge: Ecology, diversity and conservation of the grassy biomes. Biol. Conserv. 143: 2395-2404.
6. Borghesio, L. 1999. Interactions between dung, plants and the dung fauna in a heathland in northern Italy. Pedobiologia43: 97-109.
7. Clarke, K. R. 1993. Non-parametric multivariate analysis of changes in community structure. Aust. J. Ecol.18: 117-143.
8. Colwell, R. K. 2005. EstimateS-statistical estimation of species richness and shared species from samples. Version 7.5. University of Connecticut, Storrs.
9. Crawley, M. J. 2007. The R book. John Wiley & Sons, West Sussex, U.K.
10. Dormont, L., G.Epinat, and J. P.Lumaret 2004. Trophic preferences mediated by olfactory cues in dung beetles colonizing cattle and horse dung. Environ. Entomol.33: 370-377.
11. Dufrene, M., and P.Legendre 1997. Species assemblages and indicator species: The need for a flexible asymmetrical approach. Ecol. Monogr. 67: 345-366.
12. Estrada, A., and R.Coates-Estrada 2002. Dung beetles in continuous forest, forest fragments and in an agricultural mosaic habitat island at Los Tuxtlas, Mexico. Biodiversity Conserv.11: 1903-1918.
13. Fagan, W. F., R. S.Cantrell, and C.Cosner 1999. How habitats edges changes species interactions. Am. Nat.153: 165-182.
14. Filgueiras, B. K. C., C. N.Liberal, C. D.Aguiar, M. I. M.Hernández, and L.Iannuzzi 2009. Attractivity of omnivore, carnivore and herbivore mammalian dung to Scarabaeinae (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) in a tropical Atlantic rainforest remnant. Rev. Bras. Entomol.53: 422-427.
15. French, B., N.Elliot, R.Berberet, and J.Burd 2001. Effects of riparian and grassland habitats on ground beetle (Coleoptera:Carabidae) assemblages in adjacent wheat fields. Environ. Entomol.30: 225-234.
16. Gardner, T., M. M. I.Hernández, J.Barlow, and C.Peres 2008. The value of primary, secondary and plantation forests for a neotropical dung beetle fauna. J. Appl. Ecol.45: 883-893.
17. Gotelli, N. J., and R. K.Colwell 2001. Quantifying biodiversity: Procedures and pitfalls in the measurements and comparison of species richness. Ecol. Lett. 4: 379-391.
18. Grez, A., and E.Prado 2000. Effect of plant patch shape and surrounding vegetation on the dynamics of predatory coccinelids and their prey Brevicorne brassicae (Hemiptera:Aphididae). Environ. Entomol.29: 1244-1250.
19. Halffter, G., M. E.Favila, and V.Halffter 1992. A comparative study of the structure of the scarab guild in Mexican tropical rain forests and derived ecosystems. Folia Entomol. Mex.84: 131-156.
20. Halffter, G., and M. E.Favila 1993. The Scarabaeinae (Insecta:Coleoptera): an animal group for analyzing, inventory and monitoring biodiversity in tropical rainforest and modified landscapes. Biol. Int.27: 15-23.
21. Hanski, I., and Y.Cambefort 1991. Dung beetle ecology. Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey.
22. Houet, T., T. R.Loveland, L.Hubert-Moy, C.Gaucherel, D.Napton, C. A.Barnes, and K.Sayler 2009. Exploring subtle land use and land cover changes: A framework for future landscape studies. Landscape Ecol. 25: 249-266.
23. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). 2006. Censo Agropecuário 2006-Resultados Preliminares-Brazil. Ministério do Planejamento, Orçamento e Gestão, Brasília, Brazil.
24. Jepson, W. 2005. A disappearing biome? Reconsidering land-cover change in the Brazilian savanna. Geogr. J.171: 99-111.
25. Koller, W., A.Gomes, S.Rodriguez, and R.Oliveira 1999. Besouros coprófagos (Coleoptera:Scarabaedae) coletados em Campo Grande. An. Soc. Entomol. Bras.28: 403-412.
26. Larsen, T. H., and A.Forsyth 2005. Trap spacing and transect design for dung beetle biodiversity studies. Biotropica37: 322-325.
27. Larsen, T. H., N. M.Williams, and C.Kremen 2005. Extinction order and altered community structure rapidly disrupt ecosystem functioning. Ecol. Lett.8: 538-547.
28. Lehmann, C. E. R., J.Ratnam, and L. B.Hutley 2009. Which of these continents is not like the other? Comparisons of tropical savanna systems: Key questions and challenges. New Phytol. 181: 508-511.
29. Losey, J. E., and M.Vaughan 2006. The economic value of ecological services provided by insects. Bioscience56: 311-323.
30. Louzada, J. N. C., and P. R. C.Silva 2009. Utilisation of introduced Brazilian pastures ecosystems by native dung beetles: Diversity patterns and resource use. J. Insect Conserv. 2: 45-52.
31. Marchiori, C. H., E. R.Caldas, and K. G. S.Almeida 2003. Succession of Scarabaeidae on bovine dung in Itumbiara, Goiás, Brazil. Neotrop. Entomol.32: 173-176.
32. Martha, G. B.Jr., and L.Vilela 2002. Pastagens no Cerrado: Baixa produtividade pelo uso limitado de fertilizantes. Embrapa Cerrados, Planaltina, DF, Brazil, Documento 50.
33. Martínez, I. M., and A. A.Vásquez 1995. Influencia de algunos factores ambientales sobre la reproducion em Canthon cyanellus cyanellus Le Conte (Coleoptera:Scarabaeidae:Scarabaeinae). Elytron9: 5-13.
34. Matavelli, R. A., and J. N. C.Louzada 2008. Invasão de áreas de savana intra-amazônicas por Digitonthophagus gazella (Fabricius, 1787) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Acta Amazon.38: 153-158.
35. McCune, B., and M. J.Mefford 2006. PC-ORD- Multivariate analysis of ecological data. Version 5.10. MJM Software, Gleneden Beach, Oregon.
36. Miranda, C. H. B., J. C.Santos, and I.Bianchin 2000. The role of Digitonthophagus gazella in pasture cleaning and production as result of burial of cattle dung. Past. Trop.22: 14-18.
37. Myers, N., R. A.Mittermeier, C. G.Fonseca, and G. A. B.Kent 2000. Biodiversity hotspots for conservation priorities. Nature403: 853-858.
38. Nichols, E., T.Larsen, S.Spector, A. L.Davis, F.Escobar, M.Favila, and K., Vulinec, The Scarabaeinae Research Network. 2007. Global dung beetle response to tropical forest modification and fragmentation: A quantitative literature review and meta-analysis. Biol. Conserv. 137: 1-19.
39. Nichols, E., S.Spector, J.Louzada, T.Larsen, S.Amezquitad, and M. E.Favila, The Scarabaeinae Research Network. 2008. Ecological functions and ecosystem services provided by Scarabaeinae dung beetles. Biol. Conserv.141: 1461-1474.
40. Nichols, E., T. A.Gardner, C. A.Peres, and S., Spector, The Scarabaeinae Research Network. 2009. Co-declining mammals and dung beetles: An impending ecological cascade. Oikos 118: 481-487.
41. Oliveira, P. S., and R. J.Marquis 2002. The cerrados of Brazil: ecology and natural history of a Netropical savanna. Columbia University Press, New York, New York.
42. Oliveira-Filho, A. T., D. A.Carvalho, and M. A. L.Fontes 2004. Variações estruturais de compartimento arbóreo de uma floresta semidecídua alto-montana na Chapada das Perdizes, Carrancas-MG. Rev. Bras. Bot.27: 291-309.
43. Peck, S. B., and H. F.Howden 1984. Response of a dung beetle guild to different sizes of dung bait in a Panamanian rainforest. Biotropica16: 235-238.
44. Peterson, E. B. 2008. Invasion of the exotic grasses: Mapping their progression via satellite. InK. G.Stanley, R. L.Pendleton, T. A.Monaco, and J.Vernon (Eds.). Proceedings-shrublands under fire: Disturbance and recovery in a changing world, pp. 33-39. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Cedar City, Utah.
45. Pivello, V. R., V. M. C.Carvalho, P. F.Lopes, A. A.Peccinini, and S.Rosso 1999. Abundance and distribution of native and alien grasses in a "Cerrado" (Brazilian savanna) biological reserve. Biotropica31: 71-82.
46. R Development Core Team. 2008. R: A language and environment for statistical computing. R Foundation for Statistical Computing, Vienna, Austria. Available at
47. Ratter, J., A. J. F.Ribeiro, and S.Bridgewater 1997. The Brazilian cerrado vegetation and threats to its biodiversity. Ann. Bot.80: 223-230.
48. Scharlemann, J. P. W., and W. F.Laurance 2008. How green are biofuels? Science 319: 43-44.
49. Scolforo, J. R. S., L. M. T.Carvalho, and A. D.Oliveira 2008. Zoneamento Ecológico-Econômico de Minas Gerais-componentes geofísico e biótico. UFLA, Lavras, Brazil.
50. Silva, L. L. 2000. O papel do Estado no processo de ocupação das áreas de Cerrado entre as décadas de 60 e 80. Caminhos de Geografia1: 24-36.
51. Verdú, J. R., L.Arellano, and C.Numa 2006. Thermoregulation in endothermic dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae): Effect of body size and ecophysiological constraints in flight. J. Insect Physiol. 52: 854-860.
52. Vieira, E. M. 1999. Small mammal communities and fire in the Brazilian Cerrado. J. Zool.249: 75-81.
53. Vieira, E. M., and L. C.Baumgarten 1995. Daily activity patterns of small mammals in a Cerrado area from Central Brazil. J. Trop. Ecol.11: 255-262.
54. Yamada, D., O.Imura, K.Shi, and T.Shibuya 2007. Effect of tunneler dung beetles on cattle dung decomposition, soil nutrients and herbage growth grassland. Science53: 121-129.
55. Zuur, A. F., E. N.Ieno, N. J.Walker, A. A.Saveliev, and G. M.Smith 2009. Mixed effects models and extensions in ecology with R. Springer Press, New York, New York.