Biodiversity in tropical plantations is influenced by surrounding native vegetation but not yield: A case study with dung beetles in Amazonia

• Published in: Forest ecology and management Vol. 444; pp. 107 - 114
• Main Authors: Beiroz, Wallace, Barlow, Jos, Slade, Eleanor M., Borges, Cézar, Louzada, Julio, Sayer, Emma J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 15.07.2019
• Subjects: Amazonia; canopy; case studies; community structure; conservation buffers; dung beetles; entropy; Eucalyptus; Forestry; forests; functional diversity; indigenous species; insect communities; Land-sharing; Land-sparing; landscapes; plantations; sand fraction; Scarabaeinae; Silviculture; soil texture; timber production; Amazonia; Land-sparing; Silviculture; Scarabaeinae; Land-sharing; Forestry

[Display omitted] •Plantations surrounded by native forest has more functional diversity.•Local and landscape features drive the differences between native and planted forest.•Biodiversity was not related to the timber production intensity.•Managing native forests in landscapes can enhance diversity...