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DOI	10.1007/s42690-021-00471-1
	Dung beetle communities of altitudinal Atlantic forest remnants: diversity and composition
	Barretto, J.; da Cunha, J. C. S.; Silva, F.; Moura, R. C.
通讯作者	Barretto, J (corresponding author), Univ Pernambuco, Inst Ciencias Biol, Recife, PE, Brazil. ; Barretto, J (corresponding author), Inst Ecol AC, Red Ecoetol, Carretera Antigua Coatepec, Xalapa 91070, Veracruz, Mexico.
来源期刊	INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TROPICAL INSECT SCIENCE
ISSN	1742-7584
EISSN	1742-7592
出版年	2021
英文摘要	The Altitudinal Atlantic Forest is comprised of humid forest enclaves on top of the mountains surrounded by the Caatinga's xeric shrubland vegetation. It is considered a humidity refuge of endemism in semi-arid regions, and it is under intense anthropogenic pressure. Dung beetle communities are widely used as an ecological indicator of environmental conservation. However, dung beetle communities of the Altitudinal Atlantic Forest are poorly studied, and their value for biodiversity conservation in semi-arid regions is unknown. We describe and compare dung beetle communities of Altitudinal Atlantic Forest remnants located in the Brazilian Northeast semi-arid region to evaluate whether diversity patterns and species composition differ among the remnants. We captured 1,333 beetles belonging to 24 species. Only one remnant showed a statistically significant difference in diversity based on species richness and abundance, and beta diversity showed a high dissimilarity among remnants. The remnants had in common only one species, and the dominant species were distinct among them. Species composition was 16% similar among the sampled remnants, and we registered species commonly found in the Atlantic Forest, the Caatinga, and Amazonia. The structure of the dung beetle community in each remnant could be related to the historical origin and maintenance of the Altitudinal Atlantic Forest. Species compositions changed as a result of geographic location and surrounding environments, which act as filters to dung beetle species flow and establishment. We highlight the importance of the Altitudinal Atlantic Forest for the conservation and maintenance of biodiversity in the semi-arid region.
英文关键词	Brejos de altitudes Conservation Scarabaeidae Semi-arid zone Species turnover
类型	Article
语种	英语
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000625045700002
WOS类目	Entomology
WOS研究方向	Entomology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/352280
作者单位	[Barretto, J.; da Cunha, J. C. S.; Moura, R. C.] Univ Pernambuco, Inst Ciencias Biol, Recife, PE, Brazil; [Barretto, J.] Inst Ecol AC, Red Ecoetol, Carretera Antigua Coatepec, Xalapa 91070, Veracruz, Mexico; [Silva, F.] Univ Fed Para, Inst Ciencias Biol, Setor Zool, Belem, Para, Brazil; [da Cunha, J. C. S.] Texas A&M Univ, Dept Entomol, College Stn, TX 77843 USA
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Barretto, J.,da Cunha, J. C. S.,Silva, F.,et al. Dung beetle communities of altitudinal Atlantic forest remnants: diversity and composition[J],2021.
APA	Barretto, J.,da Cunha, J. C. S.,Silva, F.,&Moura, R. C..(2021).Dung beetle communities of altitudinal Atlantic forest remnants: diversity and composition.INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TROPICAL INSECT SCIENCE.
MLA	Barretto, J.,et al."Dung beetle communities of altitudinal Atlantic forest remnants: diversity and composition".INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TROPICAL INSECT SCIENCE (2021).