Spatial and temporal shifts in functional and taxonomic diversity of dung beetles in a human-modified tropical forest landscape

• Published in: Ecological indicators Vol. 95; pp. 518 - 526
• Main Authors: Beiroz, Wallace, Sayer, Emma, Slade, Eleanor M., Audino, Lívia, Braga, Rodrigo Fagundes, Louzada, Julio, Barlow, Jos
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2018
• Subjects: Amazonia; anthropogenic activities; data collection; dung beetles; entropy; environmental indicators; Eucalyptus; functional diversity; Functional ecology; habitats; Land-use change; landscapes; plantations; Scarabaeinae; species richness; Temporal dynamics; temporal variation; tropical forests; Amazonia; Temporal dynamics; Functional ecology; Scarabaeinae; Land-use change

•Conceptually similar indices revealed complex diversity responses to disturbance.•Functional metrics were generally more stable over five-year period than taxonomic.•Using both diversity components better assess its responses to habitat changes. Functional diversity is commonly used to assess the c...