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Dung removal increases under higher dung beetle functional diversity regardless of grazing intensification. / Noriega, Jorge Ari; Hortal, Joaquín; deCastro-Arrazola, Indradatta et al.
In: Nature Communications, Vol. 14, No. 1, 8070, 06.12.2023.

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Noriega, JA, Hortal, J, deCastro-Arrazola, I, Alves-Martins, F, Ortega-Echeverría, C, Bini, LM, Andrew, NR, Arellano, L, Beynon, S, Davis, ALV, Favila, ME, Floate, KD, Horgan, FG, Menéndez, R, Milotic, T, Nervo, B, Palestrini, C, Rolando, A, Scholtz, CH, Senyüz, Y, Wassmer, T, Ádam, R, Araújo, CDO, Barragan-Ramírez, JL, Boros, G, Camero-Rubio, E, Cruz, M, Cuesta, E, Damborsky, MP, Deschodt, CM, Rajan, PD, D’hondt, B, Díaz Rojas, A, Dindar, K, Escobar, F, Espinoza, VR, Ferrer-Paris, JR, Gutiérrez Rojas, PE, Hemmings, Z, Hernández, B, Hill, SJ, Hoffmann, M, Jay-Robert, P, Lewis, K, Lewis, M, Lozano, C, Marín-Armijos, D, de Farias, PM, Murcia-Ordoñez, B, Karimbumkara, SN, Navarrete-Heredia, JL, Ortega-Echeverría, C, Pablo-Cea, JD, Perrin, W, Pessoa, MB, Radhakrishnan, A, Rahimi, I, Raimundo, AT, Ramos, DC, Rebolledo, RE, Roggero, A, Sánchez-Mercado, A, Somay, L, Stadler, J, Tahmasebi, P, Triana Céspedes, JD & Santos, AMC 2023, 'Dung removal increases under higher dung beetle functional diversity regardless of grazing intensification', Nature Communications, vol. 14, no. 1, 8070. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-43760-8

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Noriega, J. A., Hortal, J., deCastro-Arrazola, I., Alves-Martins, F., Ortega-Echeverría, C., Bini, L. M., Andrew, N. R., Arellano, L., Beynon, S., Davis, A. L. V., Favila, M. E., Floate, K. D., Horgan, F. G., Menéndez, R., Milotic, T., Nervo, B., Palestrini, C., Rolando, A., Scholtz, C. H., ... Santos, A. M. C. (2023). Dung removal increases under higher dung beetle functional diversity regardless of grazing intensification. Nature Communications, 14(1), Article 8070. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-43760-8

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Noriega JA, Hortal J, deCastro-Arrazola I, Alves-Martins F, Ortega-Echeverría C, Bini LM et al. Dung removal increases under higher dung beetle functional diversity regardless of grazing intensification. Nature Communications. 2023 Dec 6;14(1):8070. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-43760-8

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Noriega, Jorge Ari ; Hortal, Joaquín ; deCastro-Arrazola, Indradatta et al. / Dung removal increases under higher dung beetle functional diversity regardless of grazing intensification. In: Nature Communications. 2023 ; Vol. 14, No. 1.

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title = "Dung removal increases under higher dung beetle functional diversity regardless of grazing intensification",
abstract = "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.",
author = "Noriega, {Jorge Ari} and Joaqu{\'i}n Hortal and Indradatta deCastro-Arrazola and Fernanda Alves-Martins and Candelaria Ortega-Echeverr{\'i}a and Bini, {Luis Mauricio} and Andrew, {Nigel R.} and Lucrecia Arellano and Sarah Beynon and Davis, {Adrian L. V.} and Favila, {Mario E.} and Floate, {Kevin D.} and Horgan, {Finbarr G.} and Rosa Men{\'e}ndez and Tanja Milotic and Beatrice Nervo and Claudia Palestrini and Antonio Rolando and Scholtz, {Clarke H.} and Yakup Seny{\"u}z and Thomas Wassmer and R{\'e}ka {\'A}dam and Ara{\'u}jo, {Cristina de O.} and Barragan-Ram{\'i}rez, {Jos{\'e} Luis} and Gergely Boros and Edgar Camero-Rubio and Melvin Cruz and Eva Cuesta and Damborsky, {Miryam Pieri} and Deschodt, {Christian M.} and Rajan, {Priyadarsanan Dharma} and Bram D{\textquoteright}hondt and {D{\'i}az Rojas}, Alfonso and Kemal Dindar and Federico Escobar and Espinoza, {Ver{\'o}nica R.} and Ferrer-Paris, {Jos{\'e} Rafael} and {Guti{\'e}rrez Rojas}, {Pablo Enrique} and Zac Hemmings and Benjam{\'i}n Hern{\'a}ndez and Hill, {Sarah J.} and Maurice Hoffmann and Pierre Jay-Robert and Kyle Lewis and Megan Lewis and Cecilia Lozano and Diego Mar{\'i}n-Armijos and {de Farias}, {Patr{\'i}cia Menegaz} and Betselene Murcia-Ordo{\~n}ez and Karimbumkara, {Seena Narayanan} and Navarrete-Heredia, {Jos{\'e} Luis} and Candelaria Ortega-Echeverr{\'i}a and Pablo-Cea, {Jos{\'e} D.} and William Perrin and Pessoa, {Marcelo Bruno} and Anu Radhakrishnan and Iraj Rahimi and Raimundo, {Amalia Teresa} and Ramos, {Diana Catalina} and Rebolledo, {Ram{\'o}n E.} and Angela Roggero and Ada S{\'a}nchez-Mercado and L{\'a}szl{\'o} Somay and Jutta Stadler and Pejman Tahmasebi and {Triana C{\'e}spedes}, {Jos{\'e} Darwin} and Santos, {Ana M. C.}",
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TY - JOUR

T1 - Dung removal increases under higher dung beetle functional diversity regardless of grazing intensification

AU - Noriega, Jorge Ari

AU - Hortal, Joaquín

AU - deCastro-Arrazola, Indradatta

AU - Alves-Martins, Fernanda

AU - Ortega-Echeverría, Candelaria

AU - Bini, Luis Mauricio

AU - Andrew, Nigel R.

AU - Arellano, Lucrecia

AU - Beynon, Sarah

AU - Davis, Adrian L. V.

AU - Favila, Mario E.

AU - Floate, Kevin D.

AU - Horgan, Finbarr G.

AU - Menéndez, Rosa

AU - Milotic, Tanja

AU - Nervo, Beatrice

AU - Palestrini, Claudia

AU - Rolando, Antonio

AU - Scholtz, Clarke H.

AU - Senyüz, Yakup

AU - Wassmer, Thomas

AU - Ádam, Réka

AU - Araújo, Cristina de O.

AU - Barragan-Ramírez, José Luis

AU - Boros, Gergely

AU - Camero-Rubio, Edgar

AU - Cruz, Melvin

AU - Cuesta, Eva

AU - Damborsky, Miryam Pieri

AU - Deschodt, Christian M.

AU - Rajan, Priyadarsanan Dharma

AU - D’hondt, Bram

AU - Díaz Rojas, Alfonso

AU - Dindar, Kemal

AU - Escobar, Federico

AU - Espinoza, Verónica R.

AU - Ferrer-Paris, José Rafael

AU - Gutiérrez Rojas, Pablo Enrique

AU - Hemmings, Zac

AU - Hernández, Benjamín

AU - Hill, Sarah J.

AU - Hoffmann, Maurice

AU - Jay-Robert, Pierre

AU - Lewis, Kyle

AU - Lewis, Megan

AU - Lozano, Cecilia

AU - Marín-Armijos, Diego

AU - de Farias, Patrícia Menegaz

AU - Murcia-Ordoñez, Betselene

AU - Karimbumkara, Seena Narayanan

AU - Navarrete-Heredia, José Luis

AU - Ortega-Echeverría, Candelaria

AU - Pablo-Cea, José D.

AU - Perrin, William

AU - Pessoa, Marcelo Bruno

AU - Radhakrishnan, Anu

AU - Rahimi, Iraj

AU - Raimundo, Amalia Teresa

AU - Ramos, Diana Catalina

AU - Rebolledo, Ramón E.

AU - Roggero, Angela

AU - Sánchez-Mercado, Ada

AU - Somay, László

AU - Stadler, Jutta

AU - Tahmasebi, Pejman

AU - Triana Céspedes, José Darwin

AU - Santos, Ana M. C.

PY - 2023/12/6

Y1 - 2023/12/6

N2 - 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.

AB - 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.

U2 - 10.1038/s41467-023-43760-8

DO - 10.1038/s41467-023-43760-8

M3 - Journal article

VL - 14

JO - Nature Communications

JF - Nature Communications

SN - 2041-1723

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