期刊
PEERJ
卷 5, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
PEERJ INC
DOI: 10.7717/peerj.3978
关键词
Functional groups; Functional traits; Diversity; Guilds
资金
- CNPq (Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico) [302997/2013-0, 306745/2016-0, 130948/2011-0]
- FAPEMAT (Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Mato Grosso - PRONEM) [568005/2014]
- CNPq [405697/2013-9, 440604/2015-0, 484035/2013-4]
- INCT-INAU/CNPQ (Instituto Nacional de Pesquisa em Areas Umidas)
- INCT-INAUII/CNPQ
The Pantanal is one of the world's largest tropical wetland areas and harbors high mammal biomass. There is no formal list of dung beetle species, and studies on their functional roles have never being carried out in Pantanal. In this study, we identified dung beetle species occurring in the north Pantanal region (Pocone sub-region, Brazil) and studied their functional organization, by measuring morphological, behavioral land phenological traits. We collected 25,278 individuals belonging to 17 genera and 35 species. We identified eight functional groups in the habitat: Noturnal Telecoprids, Diurnal Telecoprids, Nesting Endocoprids, Small Nonrollers, Nocturnal Nester Paracoprids, Big Nesters Paracoprids, Non Nesters Paracoprids and Diurnal Nesters Paracoprids. The functional groups were defined mostly by two reproductive traits and two niche differentiation traits related to the use of fecal resources. This high diversification of both species and functional roles shows the importance of the group in a habitat with strong variation in availability of habitat and resources.
作者
我是这篇论文的作者
点击您的名字以认领此论文并将其添加到您的个人资料中。
推荐
暂无数据