Dung beetle assemblages, dung removal and secondary seed dispersal: data from a large-scale, multi-site experiment in the Western Palaearctic
T. Milotic
(1)
,
Christophe Baltzinger
(2)
,
C. Eichberg
(3)
,
A.E. Eycott
(4)
,
M. Heurich
(5)
,
J. Müller
(5)
,
J.A. Noriega
(6)
,
R. Menendez
(7)
,
J. Stadler
(8)
,
R. Adam
(9)
,
T. Bargmann
(4)
,
Isabelle Bilger
(2)
,
J. Buse
(10)
,
J. Calatayud
(11)
,
C. Ciubuc
(12)
,
Gergely Boros
(9)
,
M. Hauso
(4)
,
P. Jay Robert
(13)
,
M. Kruus
(14)
,
E. Merivee
(14)
,
G. Miessen
,
A. Must
(14)
,
E. Ardali
(1)
,
E. Preda
(12)
,
I. Rahimi
(15)
,
D. Rohwedder
(16)
,
R. Rose
(17)
,
E.M. Slade
(7)
,
L. Somay
(9)
,
P. Tahmasebi
(15)
,
S. Ziani
(18)
,
M. Hoffmann
(1)
1
UGENT -
Universiteit Gent = Ghent University
2 UR EFNO - Ecosystèmes forestiers
3 UNIVERSITY OF TRIER DEU
4 UiB - University of Bergen
5 BAVARIAN FOREST NATIONAL PARK GRAFENAU DEU
6 NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE (CSIC) MADRID ESP
7 Lancaster University
8 HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ HALLE SUR SAALE DEU
9 INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY AND BOTANY VACRATOT HUN
10 UNIVERSITY OF KOBLENZ LANDAU DEU
11 UMEA UNIVERSITY SWE
12 UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST ROM
13 UM - Université de Montpellier
14 ESTONIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES TARTU EST
15 SHAHREKORD UNIVERSITY IRN
16 ZOOLOGICAL RESEARCH MUSEUM ALEXANDER KOENIG BONN DEU
17 Lancaster Environment Centre
18 GEOLAB IMOLA ITA
2 UR EFNO - Ecosystèmes forestiers
3 UNIVERSITY OF TRIER DEU
4 UiB - University of Bergen
5 BAVARIAN FOREST NATIONAL PARK GRAFENAU DEU
6 NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE (CSIC) MADRID ESP
7 Lancaster University
8 HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ HALLE SUR SAALE DEU
9 INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY AND BOTANY VACRATOT HUN
10 UNIVERSITY OF KOBLENZ LANDAU DEU
11 UMEA UNIVERSITY SWE
12 UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST ROM
13 UM - Université de Montpellier
14 ESTONIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES TARTU EST
15 SHAHREKORD UNIVERSITY IRN
16 ZOOLOGICAL RESEARCH MUSEUM ALEXANDER KOENIG BONN DEU
17 Lancaster Environment Centre
18 GEOLAB IMOLA ITA
Christophe Baltzinger
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- IdHAL : christophe-baltzinger
- ORCID : 0000-0003-2980-6238
- IdRef : 07901710X
J. Stadler
- Fonction : Auteur
- PersonId : 769149
- ORCID : 0000-0001-5888-023X
G. Miessen
- Fonction : Auteur
Résumé
By manipulating faeces during feeding and breeding, dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) fulfil important ecosystem functions in terrestrial ecosystems throughout the world. In a pan-European multi