Introduction The standardization of sampling protocols is imperative for robustly studying
any taxonomic group. Replicable methods allow the comparison of data between different …

A primary goal of community ecologists is to understand the processes underlying the
spatiotemporal patterns of species distribution. Understanding the dispersal process is of …

Although extensively studied by different authors over the past 150 years, the taxonomy of
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1817 and allied genera (which are here informally referred to as …

Aim We aimed to test whether contributions of individual species (SCBD) and contributions
of single sites (LCBD) to overall beta diversity can be predicted by species metrics and …

Species diversity varies in space and time. Temporal changes in the structure and dynamics
of communities can occur at different scales. We investigated the temporal changes of dung …

Aim We investigated changes in dung beetle β‐diversity components along a subtropical
elevational gradient, to test whether turnover or nestedness‐related processes drive the …

Understanding the ecological mechanisms driving beta diversity is a major goal of
community ecology. Metacommunity theory brings new ways of thinking about the structure …

The aim of the present study was to evaluate how dung beetle communities respond to both
environment and rainfall in the Caatinga, a semi-arid ecosystem in northeastern Brazil. The …

Dung beetles feed and nest in mammal feces, are influenced by habitat quality and have
limited dispersal ability. We hypothesized that dung beetle community structure is affected …

Abstract The Edge Influence is one of the most pervasive effects of habitat fragmentation, as
many forest remnants in anthropogenic landscapes are within 100 m of edges. Forest …