Dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) can improve soil hydrological properties

2010/06/24 by Jacqueline Brown, J. C. Brown, Clarke H. Scholtz +5 · 159 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Environmental Science · #Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems #Agronomy #Animal science #Biology #Bulk density #Dung beetle #Ecology #Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies #Ecosystem #Environmental science #Geology #Hydrology (agriculture) #Scarabaeidae #Scarabaeinae #Soil erosion and sediment transport #Soil science #Soil water #Surface runoff #Water content

paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/j.apsoil.2010.05.010

published in Applied Soil Ecology 46(1), 9-16 (Elsevier BV)

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Citations

• INSECTARY STUDIES ON THE CONTROL OF DUNG BREEDING FLIES BY THE ACTIVITY OF THE DUNG BEETLE, ONTHOPHAGUS GAZELLA F. (COLEOPTERA: SCARABAEINAE)
• Pseudoreplication and the Design of Ecological Field Experiments
• Ecological functions and ecosystem services provided by Scarabaeinae dung beetles
• The Economic Value of Ecological Services Provided by Insects

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