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Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
functional ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.272
H-Index - 154
eISSN - 1365-2435
pISSN - 0269-8463
DOI - 10.1111/1365-2435.12558
Subject(s) - rhinoceros , cover (algebra) , biology , cover crop , herbivore , heap (data structure) , ecology , ecosystem , computer science , engineering , mechanical engineering , algorithm
Cover image: Dung Beetles ( Pachylomera femoralis ) on a white rhinoceros dung heap near the Balule Private Camp, Kruger National Park, South Africa. Dung Beetles provide many ecological functions and services, acting as miniature ecosystem engineers and have a potentially beneficial role for in climate change adaptation and crop protection, as shown by Johnson et al. (pp. 895–903) in their paper An insect ecosystem engineer alleviates drought stress in plants without increasing plant susceptibility to an aboveground herbivore . Photo by Heloise Heyne.