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Community Composition of Alpine Dung Beetles Is Mostly Driven by Temperature and Habitat Type

Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2024
Abstract:
In alpine environments, open habitats alternate with wood to create a habitat mosaic that shapes insect community composition and diversity. Dung beetles are an important group of insects specialized in feeding on vertebrate dung whose availability also depends on habitat type. Although the habitat preferences of dung beetles have been extensively studied, few studies have addressed the influence of habitat structure and temperature on dung beetle communities in alpine environments. We sampled dung beetles in pastures, at the edges between pasture and wood, in inner and outer woods of two alpine areas at different altitudes (two sites per area). We found that pastures had higher mean temperatures compared to other habitat types and hosted the highest number of species. However, the interaction between habitat and altitude significantly affected species richness and abundance, suggesting that habitat type and temperature modulate the response of dung beetles in the study area. Edges hosted intermediate communities between pastures and woodlands and were populated by both pasture and woodland specialists. Our results suggest that maintaining pastures is crucial to preserving dung beetle communities.
Tipologia CRIS:
03A-Articolo su Rivista
Keywords:
edge effect; habitat preferences; insect conservation; Scarabaeoidea
Elenco autori:
Laini A.; Roggero A.; Carlin M.; Palestrini C.; Rolando A.
Autori di Ateneo:
LAINI Alex
PALESTRINI Claudia
ROLANDO Antonio
Link alla scheda completa:
https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/2034410
Link al Full Text:
https://iris.unito.it/retrieve/handle/2318/2034410/1431398/environments-11-00178-v2.pdf
Pubblicato in:
ENVIRONMENTS
Journal
Progetto:
Centro Nazionale Biodiversità - National Biodiversity Future Center
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CIBO, AGRICOLTURA e ALLEVAMENTI - Farmacologia Veterinaria

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