Nature Communications, 2023 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 ...
Jorge Ari Noriega +66 more
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Dung beetle community composition affects dung turnover in subtropical US grasslands
Ecology and Evolution, 2022 An important service in many ecosystems is the turnover and degradation of dung deposited by cattle. Dung beetles are the primary group of insects responsible for dung turnover, and factors affecting their abundance and distribution thus impact dung ...
Roisin Stanbrook, Joshua R. King
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Dung beetle species introductions: when an ecosystem service provider transforms into an invasive species [PDF]
PeerJ, 2020 Dung beetle introduction programmes were designed to accelerate exotic livestock dung degradation and to control dung breeding pestiferous flies and livestock parasites.
Min R. Pokhrel +2 more
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The Effect of Dung Beetle Size on Soil Nutrient Mobilization in an Afrotropical Forest
Insects, 2021 Despite recognition of its importance, little is known about functional aspects of soil macrofauna. Here, we investigated the effect of dung beetle body size on macronutrient movement (N, P, K, and C) from elephant dung into soil over 112 days in an ...
Roisin Stanbrook +3 more
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Dung exploitation by the dung beetle Typhaeus typhoeus (Col., Geotrupidae) [PDF]
Oecologia, 1987 This paper deals with the functional aspects of the exploitation of dung by the dung beetle Typhaeus typhoeus. In horizontal brood chambers of a nest in the soil these beetles make "dung sausages" chiefly from rabbit droppings, as a food source for the larvae.
Brussaard, L., Visser, W.J.F.
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Spatial and temporal trends in dung beetle research [PDF]
PeerJDung beetles are one of the most charismatic animal taxa. Their familiarity as ecosystem service providers is clear, but they also play a range of roles in a variety of different ecosystems worldwide.
Zac Hemmings +2 more
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Enhanced Dung Beetle Optimization Algorithm for Practical Engineering Optimization
MathematicsAn enhanced dung beetle optimization algorithm (EDBO) is proposed for nonlinear optimization problems with multiple constraints in manufacturing. Firstly, the dung beetle rolling phase is improved by removing the worst value interference and coupling the
Qinghua Li +3 more
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The non-indigenous dung beetle (Onthophagus nuchicornis) can effectively reproduce using the dung of indigenous eastern North American mammals [PDF]
PeerJNon-indigenous dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) species in North America are important contributors to ecosystem functions, particularly in pasture-based livestock systems.
Alexe Indigo +3 more
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Multi-objective dung beetle optimization algorithm: A novel algorithm for solving complex multi-objective optimization problems. [PDF]
PLoS ONEMany increasingly complex multi-objective optimization problems are emerging, and there is an urgent need to develop new multi-objective optimization algorithms to meet the challenges.
Wenxing Wu +3 more
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Filling the Spring Gap in Southern Australia: Seasonal Activity of Four Dung Beetle Species Selected to Be Imported from Morocco [PDF]
InsectsDung beetles are important ecosystem engineers, as they utilize the excrement produced by animals. For nearly 60 years, several species of dung beetle have been introduced to Australia to help mitigate the problems caused by the accumulation of livestock
Hasnae Hajji +9 more
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