Diversity of coleopterans associated with cattle dung in open pastures and silvopastoral systems in the brazilian amazon
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Diversity of coleopterans associated with cattle dung in open pastures and silvopastoral systems in the brazilian amazon Luciano Bastos Lopes . Rafael Major Pitta . Camila Eckstein . Bruno Carneiro e Pedreira . Paschoal Coelho Grossi . Enaile Sindeaux . Raiane Gosenheimer Peruffo . Tatiana Garabini Cornelissen
Received: 16 April 2020 / Accepted: 19 September 2020 Ó Springer Nature B.V. 2020
Abstract Among the primary beef producers globally, Brazil stands out due to livestock production based on pastures without massive grain dependence. Moreover, the adoption of integrated systems has increased in Brazilian farms in the past few years, reaching significant numbers such as 11.5 million hectares covered by some sort of integration, including silvopastoral systems (SPS). This study aimed to evaluate the diversity of Coleoptera species and dung pats decomposition in an open pasture (OP) of Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-020-00549-8) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. L. B. Lopes (&) R. M. Pitta B. C. ePedreira Embrapa Agrosilvopastoral, Embau´bas Av., 567, Caixa Postal 343, Centro, Sinop, MT CEP: 78550-970, Brazil e-mail: [email protected] R. M. Pitta e-mail: [email protected] B. C. ePedreira e-mail: [email protected] C. Eckstein T. G. Cornelissen Federal University of Minas Gerais, Antoˆnio Carlos Av., 6627, Belo Horizonte, MG CEP: 31270-901, Brazil e-mail: [email protected]
Urochloa brizantha cv. Marandu and in an SPS with Eucalyptus urograndis clone H13. There were no significant differences in dung beetle richness or abundance in OP and SPS, as well as similar rates of dung pats disintegration. Most insects were captured during the rainy season, and richness and diversity of species were similar between systems. The traps’ distance to the Eucalyptus rows did not influence the number of dung beetles sampled; however, fewer individuals were captured under the tree rows. We suggest the importance of beetles for cattle dung decomposition and biological control of parasites, eventhough community structure was similar between systems with different habitat complexity. P. C. Grossi Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Dom Manuel, de Medeiros, s/n, Dois Irma˜os, Recife, PE CEP: 52171-900, Brazil e-mail: [email protected] E. Sindeaux R. G. Peruffo Federal University of Mato Grosso-Campus Sinop, Alexandre Ferronato Av., 1200, Setor Industrial, Sinop, MT CEP: 78550-728, Brazil e-mail: [email protected] R. G. Peruffo e-mail: [email protected]
T. G. Cornelissen e-mail: [email protected]
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Keywords Integrated systems Macrofauna Manure Livestock
Introduction The Brazilian livestock outstands among the beef cattle production systems due to its potential to produce grassfed beef without a massive dependence upon grains. Although there are some benefits associate
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