Effects of Land-Use Change on the Community Structure of the Dung Beetle (Scarabaeinae) in an Altered Ecosystem in Southern Ecuador

This study evaluated the effects of land-use change (L-UCH) on dung beetle community structure (Scarabaeinae) in a disturbed dry ecosystem in southern Ecuador. Five different L-UCH classes were analyzed by capturing the dung beetle species at each site using 120 pitfall traps in total. To determine...

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Main Authors: Vinicio Carrión-Paladines, Andreas Fries, Andrés Muñoz, Eddy Castillo, Roberto García-Ruiz, Diego Marín-Armijos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-03-01
Series:Insects
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/12/4/306