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Dung-beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) assemblage in two livestock production systems in a southern Mexican High Plateau semiarid ecosystem

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Benjamín Hernández Open the ORCID record for Benjamín Hernández [Opens in a new window] ,
José L. Barragán-Ramírez ,
José L. Navarrete-Heredia Open the ORCID record for José L. Navarrete-Heredia [Opens in a new window] ,
Georgina Adriana Quiroz-Rocha  and
Miguel Vásquez-Bolaños
Benjamín Hernández
Affiliation:
Centro de Estudios en Zoología, Centro Universitario de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias, Universidad de Guadalajara, Zapopan, Jalisco, 45200, México Departamento de Ciencias Básicas, Instituto Tecnológico de Tlajomulco, Tecnológico Nacional de México, Carretera Tlajomulco-San Miguel Cuyutlán, Tlajomulco de Zúñiga, Jalisco, 45640, México
José L. Barragán-Ramírez
Affiliation:
Centro de Estudios en Zoología, Centro Universitario de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias, Universidad de Guadalajara, Zapopan, Jalisco, 45200, México
José L. Navarrete-Heredia*
Affiliation:
Centro de Estudios en Zoología, Centro Universitario de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias, Universidad de Guadalajara, Zapopan, Jalisco, 45200, México
Georgina Adriana Quiroz-Rocha
Affiliation:
Centro de Estudios en Zoología, Centro Universitario de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias, Universidad de Guadalajara, Zapopan, Jalisco, 45200, México
Miguel Vásquez-Bolaños
Affiliation:
Centro de Estudios en Zoología, Centro Universitario de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias, Universidad de Guadalajara, Zapopan, Jalisco, 45200, México
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*Corresponding author. Email: glenusmx@gmail.com
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Abstract

In this work, we used measures of diversity and biogeographic patterns to evaluate the response of dung-beetle assemblages (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) at two cattle ranches with different management systems on the southern Mexican High Plateau. The number of individuals and biomass were used as the primary diversity attributes of the assemblage. The 1D and 2D true diversity indexes of these attributes were examined, and the attributes were classified according to Halffter’s biogeographical patterns. In total, 1375 Scarabaeinae adults were collected, representing 11 species and seven genera. Site management regime did not significantly affect species richness or assemblage structure when the number of individuals was considered. However, species diversity and biomass turnover were higher in the system with holistic management than in that with semitechnified management. The proportions of Halffter’s biogeographical patterns also differed between the two production systems. In conclusion, the location under holistic management, despite having cattle production, contained a significant proportion of the Scarabaeinae species that are typical of the Mexican High Plateau. In contrast, the semitechnified system negatively impacted beetle abundance, leading to half the individuals, the dominance of species with high biomass, and the absence of groups typical of the region.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 153 , Issue 3 , June 2021 , pp. 285 - 300
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