Effect of Antiparasitic Management of Cattle on the Diversity and Functional Structure of Dung Beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) Assemblages in the Colombian Caribbean
The transformation of forests into agricultural and livestock systems negatively affects the ecological dynamics and the ecosystem services provided by different groups of insects, including dung beetles, which stand out for their importance in recycling livestock dung. Since the 1980s, farmers in d...
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| author | Hernando L. Tovar César M. A. Correa Jean-Pierre Lumaret Pablo A. López-Bedoya Blas Navarro Valentina Tovar Jorge Ari Noriega |
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| description | The transformation of forests into agricultural and livestock systems negatively affects the ecological dynamics and the ecosystem services provided by different groups of insects, including dung beetles, which stand out for their importance in recycling livestock dung. Since the 1980s, farmers in different regions of the world have been using Ivermectin to control parasites that affect cattle. The main route of elimination of this molecule and its metabolites is through manure, which affects the richness, abundance, and biomass of dung beetles when they use dung from treated animals. To quantify this effect, we carried out an experimental design in the field in the Colombian Caribbean, where nine cattle farms were evaluated, of which three were taken for each of the different cattle management practices most used in the region: (i) Ivermectin not applied, (ii) two doses of Ivermectin at 1% applied per year and (iii) two doses of Ivermectin at 3.15% applied per year. To assess the richness, abundance, biomass, and functional groups of dung beetles, during the dry and wet seasons, 30 pitfall traps were baited on each farm with fresh cattle manure with the same management doses described above. A total of 25,441 individuals belonging to 19 genera and 30 species were collected. The richness, abundance, and biomass of beetle assemblages decreased along the gradient represented by management without using Ivermectin and management where Ivermectin was used. Paracoprid beetles were the functional group that was most negatively affected in cattle farms with Ivermectin use. In cattle farms where Ivermectin was not used, there was a greater diversity and higher functional structure of dung beetle assemblages than in those where this veterinary medicinal product was used. Using Ivermectin generates short- and long-term effects on the richness, abundance, biomass, and functional groups of dung beetles in livestock systems in the Colombian Caribbean. Therefore, we suggest using integrated treatment management to prevent the recycling fauna from being affected. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-268e7adfc062410995a222fa8ac186402023-11-17T18:57:17ZengMDPI AGDiversity1424-28182023-04-0115455510.3390/d15040555Effect of Antiparasitic Management of Cattle on the Diversity and Functional Structure of Dung Beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) Assemblages in the Colombian CaribbeanHernando L. Tovar0César M. A. Correa1Jean-Pierre Lumaret2Pablo A. López-Bedoya3Blas Navarro4Valentina Tovar5Jorge Ari Noriega6Institución Educativa Técnico Agropecuario El Piñal, Los Palmitos 701050, ColombiaLaboratory of Entomology, Universidade Estadual de Mato Grosso do Sul, Aquidauana 79200-000, Mato Grosso do Sul, BrazilLaboratoire de Zoogéographie, Université Paul Valéry, Route de Mende, CEDEX 5, 34199 Montpellier, FrancePrograma de Pósgraduação em Entomologia, Departamento de Entomologia, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras 37203-202, Minas Gerais, BrazilInstitución Educativa Técnico Acuícola de Cascajal, Magangué 132518, ColombiaInstitución Educativa Técnico Agropecuario, Universidad del Atlántico, Barranquilla 080007, ColombiaGrupo Agua, Salud y Ambiente, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad El Bosque, Bogotá 110121, ColombiaThe transformation of forests into agricultural and livestock systems negatively affects the ecological dynamics and the ecosystem services provided by different groups of insects, including dung beetles, which stand out for their importance in recycling livestock dung. Since the 1980s, farmers in different regions of the world have been using Ivermectin to control parasites that affect cattle. The main route of elimination of this molecule and its metabolites is through manure, which affects the richness, abundance, and biomass of dung beetles when they use dung from treated animals. To quantify this effect, we carried out an experimental design in the field in the Colombian Caribbean, where nine cattle farms were evaluated, of which three were taken for each of the different cattle management practices most used in the region: (i) Ivermectin not applied, (ii) two doses of Ivermectin at 1% applied per year and (iii) two doses of Ivermectin at 3.15% applied per year. To assess the richness, abundance, biomass, and functional groups of dung beetles, during the dry and wet seasons, 30 pitfall traps were baited on each farm with fresh cattle manure with the same management doses described above. A total of 25,441 individuals belonging to 19 genera and 30 species were collected. The richness, abundance, and biomass of beetle assemblages decreased along the gradient represented by management without using Ivermectin and management where Ivermectin was used. Paracoprid beetles were the functional group that was most negatively affected in cattle farms with Ivermectin use. In cattle farms where Ivermectin was not used, there was a greater diversity and higher functional structure of dung beetle assemblages than in those where this veterinary medicinal product was used. Using Ivermectin generates short- and long-term effects on the richness, abundance, biomass, and functional groups of dung beetles in livestock systems in the Colombian Caribbean. Therefore, we suggest using integrated treatment management to prevent the recycling fauna from being affected.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/15/4/555Aphodiinaeecosystem servicesgrasslandIvermectinlivestock managementScarabaeinae |
| spellingShingle | Hernando L. Tovar César M. A. Correa Jean-Pierre Lumaret Pablo A. López-Bedoya Blas Navarro Valentina Tovar Jorge Ari Noriega Effect of Antiparasitic Management of Cattle on the Diversity and Functional Structure of Dung Beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) Assemblages in the Colombian Caribbean Diversity Aphodiinae ecosystem services grassland Ivermectin livestock management Scarabaeinae |
| title | Effect of Antiparasitic Management of Cattle on the Diversity and Functional Structure of Dung Beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) Assemblages in the Colombian Caribbean |
| title_full | Effect of Antiparasitic Management of Cattle on the Diversity and Functional Structure of Dung Beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) Assemblages in the Colombian Caribbean |
| title_fullStr | Effect of Antiparasitic Management of Cattle on the Diversity and Functional Structure of Dung Beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) Assemblages in the Colombian Caribbean |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of Antiparasitic Management of Cattle on the Diversity and Functional Structure of Dung Beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) Assemblages in the Colombian Caribbean |
| title_short | Effect of Antiparasitic Management of Cattle on the Diversity and Functional Structure of Dung Beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) Assemblages in the Colombian Caribbean |
| title_sort | effect of antiparasitic management of cattle on the diversity and functional structure of dung beetle coleoptera scarabaeidae assemblages in the colombian caribbean |
| topic | Aphodiinae ecosystem services grassland Ivermectin livestock management Scarabaeinae |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/15/4/555 |
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