Spatial and temporal variation in species composition of dung beetle assemblages in southern Ireland

Finn, John A.; Gittings, Tom; Giller, Paul S.

doi:10.1046/j.1365-2311.1999.00169.x

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“…The main temporal turnover occurs between September and October in central and northern Europe (Wassmer, 1994;Finn et al, 1999). In Tunisia, Aphodiinae-dwellers (Ad) showed a temporal constancy from November to May, and St from March till October.…”

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“…In Northern Europe, communities of coprophagous beetles are dominated by Aphodiidae (Finn et al, 1999). Wassmer (1994) showed that the temporal dimension is an important factor structuring communities of dungbeetles in Central Europe.…”

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“…Several studies describe the local dung beetle communities at temperate latitudes; in Northern Europe (Landin, 1961;Finn et al, 1999;Finn & Guittings, 2003); Central Europe (Hanski, 1980;Holter, 1982;Wassmer, 1994); Southern Europe (Lumaret & Kirk, 1987;Errouissi et al, 2004a, b;Zamora et al, 2007;Jay Robert et al, 2008a, b); Asia (Yasuda, 1984) and North America (Mohr, 1943).…”

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Seasonal occurrence and local coexistence within scarabaeid dung beetle guilds (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) in Tunisian pasture

Errouissi¹,

Labidi²,

Nouira³

2009

Eur. J. Entomol.

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Abstract. Dung beetle assemblages were monitored using baited pitfall traps from January to December 2006 in Northern Tunisia. 4,965 beetles belonging to 37 species were trapped. Aphodius lineolatus and Onthophagus taurus dominated the assemblages. Results showed a significant seasonal variation in assemblage composition, and diversity. There were four periods of activity during the course of the year. Temporal turnover was highest in October and in February. Temporal distribution of species shows seasonal segregation and opposite patterns in the two dominant guilds (Aphodiinae-dwellers and Scarabaeidae-tunnelers). Aphodiidaedwellers were active from autumn to spring, although they were affected by summer drought. The Aphodius-dweller showed high temporal plasticity and phenological segregation. In contrast, Scarabaeidae-tunnelers were active all year round but mainly in the spring-summer period and less so in winter. Species in this guild showed a high degree of phenological overlap and a short ecological length. Our results suggest that coexistence in dung beetle guilds is facilitated by their phenological patterns, which reflect distinct ecological requirements and biogeographical origin of species. Geotrupidae-tunnelers and Scarabaeidae-rollers were rare and occurred mainly in the summer-autumn period, when individuals of the two other guilds were rare.

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Seasonal occurrence and local coexistence within scarabaeid dung beetle guilds (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) in Tunisian pasture

Errouissi¹,

Labidi²,

Nouira³

2009

Eur. J. Entomol.

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“…Some species of other beetle families such as Hydrophilidae and Staphylinidae are also commonly found in dung and could be considered dung beetles as well (Hanski, Cambefort 1991). Nevertheless, they are not coprophagous during their entire life cycle (Finn et al 1999), and they do not contribute to lateral or vertical dung transport which was one of the major research goals of our study. Therefore, dung beetles were strictly defined as the coprophagous species in the Geotrupidae and Scarabaeidae families.…”

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Dung beetle assemblages, dung removal and secondary seed dispersal: data from a large-scale, multi-site experiment in the Western Palaearctic

Milotic¹,

Baltzinger²,

Eichberg³

et al. 2018

Frontiers of Biogeography

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“…A commonly used sampling method for this approach is pitfall trapping (e.g., Work et al 2002). Many studies using pitfall traps showed that beetle species occurrences change throughout the year or at least show clear seasonal abundance patterns (e.g., French & Elliott 1999;Finn et al 2001;JayRobert et al 2008). These results support the necessity of ABSTRACT.…”

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Evaluating leaf litter beetle data sampled by Winkler extraction from Atlantic forest sites in southern Brazil

Hopp

Caron

Ottermanns

et al. 2011

Rev. Bras. entomol.

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Evaluating leaf litter beetle data sampled by Winkler extraction from Atlantic forest sites in southern Brazil. To evaluate the reliability of data obtained by Winkler extraction in Atlantic forest sites in southern Brazil, we studied litter beetle assemblages in secondary forests (5 to 55 years after abandonment) and old-growth forests at two seasonally different points in time. For all regeneration stages, species density and abundance were lower in April compared to August; but, assemblage composition of the corresponding forest stages was similar in both months. We suggest that sampling of small litter inhabiting beetles at different points in time using the Winkler technique reveals identical ecological patterns, which are more likely to be influenced by sample incompleteness than by differences in their assemblage composition. A strong relationship between litter quantity and beetle occurrences indicates the importance of this variable for the temporal species density pattern. Additionally, the sampled beetle material was compared with beetle data obtained with pitfall traps in one old-growth forest. Over 60% of the focal species captured with pitfall traps were also sampled by Winkler extraction in different forest stages. Few beetles with a body size too large to be sampled by Winkler extraction were only sampled with pitfall traps. This indicates that the local litter beetle fauna is dominated by small species. Hence, being aware of the exclusion of large beetles and beetle species occurring during the wet season, the Winkler method reveals a reliable picture of the local leaf litter beetle community.
Avaliação dos besouros da liteira amostrados por extração Winkler na Floresta Atlântica do Sul do Brasil. Para avaliar a confiabilidade dos dados obtidos pela extração Winkler em coletas na Floresta Atlântica do Sul do Brasil, nós estudamos as assembléias de besouros da liteira em florestas secundárias (5 a 55 anos após abandono) e no estágio avançado em dois pontos no tempo sazonalmente diferentes. Para todos os estágios de renegeração, a densidade e abundância das espécies foram menores em abril comparado a agosto; porém, a composição das assembléias dos estágios florestais correspondentes foi similar em ambos os meses. Nós sugerimos que amostragens de pequenos besouros habitantes de liteira em diferentes pontos no tempo usando o método Winkler revelam padrões ecológicos idênticos. Um forte relacionamento entre a quantidade da liteira e a ocorrência de besouros indica a importância dessa variável no padrão temporal de densidade das espécies. Adicionalmente, o material amostrado foi comparado com dados de besouros obtidos utilizando armadilhas do tipo pitfall em um estágio avançado de regeneração. Cerca de 60% das espécies de interesse capturadas em pitfall foram também amostradas pela extração Winkler. Poucos besouros com tamanho corporal grande para ser amostrado pela extração Winkler foram capturados com a armadilha pitfall. Isso indica que a fauna local de besouros da liteira é dominada por espécies...

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Spatial and temporal variation in species composition of dung beetle assemblages in southern Ireland

Cited by 30 publications

References 22 publications

Seasonal occurrence and local coexistence within scarabaeid dung beetle guilds (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) in Tunisian pasture

Seasonal occurrence and local coexistence within scarabaeid dung beetle guilds (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) in Tunisian pasture

Dung beetle assemblages, dung removal and secondary seed dispersal: data from a large-scale, multi-site experiment in the Western Palaearctic

Evaluating leaf litter beetle data sampled by Winkler extraction from Atlantic forest sites in southern Brazil

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