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Is dung removal a good proxy for other dung beetle functions when monitoring for conservation? A case study from the Brazilian Amazon

, 2020
Dung beetles are increasingly used as a focal taxon for conservation monitoring. Dung removal is the most commonly quantified ecological function performed by dung beetles, since it is assumed to be strongly related to many other functions, such as soil ...
Raquel L. Carvalho, E. Andresen, G. Barônio, V. Oliveira, J. Louzada, R. Braga   +5 more
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Tribological and physio-mechanical characterization of cow dung fibers reinforced friction composites: An effective utilization of cow dung waste

Tribology International, 2019
The present work was an attempt to use cow dung fibers as reinforcing components in friction composites. Two groups of the samples based on cow dung fibers and corn stalk fibers were fabricated by heat-press molding method.
Yunhai Ma, Wu Siyang, J. Zhuang, J. Tong, Hongyan Qi   +4 more
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Dung beetle optimizer: a new meta-heuristic algorithm for global optimization

Journal of Supercomputing, 2022
Jiankai Xue, Bo Shen
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Urbanization effects on dung beetle assemblages in a tropical city

Ecological Indicators, 2019
The maintenance of forest fragments within urban landscapes is essential for human well-being, as the loss of biodiversity may result in a reduction of ecological services in cities.
R. Salomão, Fredy Alvarado, Fernanda Baena-Díaz, M. Favila, L. Iannuzzi, Carolina N. Liberal, Bráulio A. Santos, F. Vaz‐de‐Mello, D. González‐Tokman   +8 more
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Archaeobotanical proxies and archaeological interpretation: A comparative study of phytoliths, pollen and seeds in dung pellets and refuse deposits at Early Islamic Shivta, Negev, Israel

Quaternary Science Reviews, 2019
This article presents a systematic methodological comparison of three archaeobotanical proxies (phytoliths, pollen and seeds) applied to an assemblage of dung pellets and corresponding archaeological refuse deposits from Early Islamic contexts at the ...
Zachary C. Dunseth, D. Fuks, D. Langgut, Ehud Weiss, Y. Melamed, Don H. Butler, Xin Yan, E. Boaretto, Yotam Tepper, G. Bar-Oz, R. Shahack‐Gross   +10 more
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Patch and landscape effects on forest-dependent dung beetles are masked by matrix-tolerant dung beetles in a mountaintop rainforest archipelago.

Science of the Total Environment, 2019
Naturally fragmented landscapes provide suitable scenarios through which to investigate patch and landscape effects on biodiversity patterns in areas that are isolated from the disturbances usually associated with human-made fragments.
P. G. da Silva, C. A. Nunes, L. F. Ferreira, R. Braga, W. Beiroz, L. N. Perillo, R. Solar, Frederico de Siqueira Neves   +7 more
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Dung beetles and nutrient cycling in a dryland environment

CATENA, 2019
Insects are involved in the biogeochemical cycles of multiple elements and influence soil fertility. In particular, soil insects and the functions that they support can affect the response of terrestrial ecosystems to environmental changes.
M. B. Maldonado, J. Aranibar, A. Serrano, N. Chacoff, D. Vázquez   +4 more
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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi improve the growth and phosphorus uptake of mung bean plants fertilized with composted rock phosphate fed dung in alkaline soil environment

Journal of plant nutrition, 2019
Inoculation effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) on phosphorus (P) transfer from composted dung of cattle with a diet supplemented with powdered rock phosphate (RP) and their successive uptake by mung bean plants was assessed in alkaline soil ...
F. Wahid, M. Sharif, S. Fahad, Muhammad Adnan, I. Khan, E. Aksoy, Amjad Ali, T. Sultan, Mukhtar Alam, M. Saeed, H. Ullah, Abdul Basir, M. Noor, N. Khan   +13 more
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Linking dung beetle diversity and its ecological function in a gradient of livestock intensification management in the Neotropical region

Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. Applied Soil Ecology, 2019
In the coming decades, the rapid expansion of livestock production in highly biodiverse regions is likely to increase deforestation, threatening biodiversity and disrupting key ecological functions.
Fredy Alvarado, W. Dáttilo, F. Escobar
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Lasting decrease in functionality and richness: Effects of ivermectin use on dung beetle communities

, 2021
Lucie Ambrožová, F. Sladecek, Tomas Zitek, Michal Perlík, Petr Kozel, M. Jirků, L. Čížek   +6 more
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