The role of dung beetles in reducing greenhouse gas emissions from cattle farming

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 6; no. 1; p. 18140
• Main Authors: Slade, Eleanor M, Riutta, Terhi, Roslin, Tomas, Tuomisto, Hanna L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Nature Publishing Group 05.01.2016
• Subjects: Agriculture; Animal Husbandry; Animals; Beef; Cattle; Climate Research; Coleoptera; Ecology; Ekologi; Emissions; Environmental Monitoring; Finland; Gases; Greenhouse Effect; Greenhouse gases; Klimatforskning; Methane; Milk; Pasture

Agriculture is one of the largest anthropogenic sources of greenhouse gases (GHGs), with dairy and beef production accounting for nearly two-thirds of emissions. Several recent papers suggest that dung beetles may affect fluxes of GHGs from cattle farming. Here, we put these previous findings into c...