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Dung beetle‐megafauna trophic networks in Singapore’s fragmented forests
Author(s) -
Ong Xin Rui,
Slade Eleanor M.,
Lim Matthew L. M.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
biotropica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.813
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1744-7429
pISSN - 0006-3606
DOI - 10.1111/btp.12840
Subject(s) - megafauna , scarabaeinae , nestedness , trophic level , dung beetle , ecology , extant taxon , biology , community structure , geography , biodiversity , scarabaeidae , archaeology , evolutionary biology , pleistocene
We investigated trophic networks between dung beetles and megafauna species in five forest fragments in Singapore varying in size and isolation. We found that Singapore's dung beetle communities were attracted to extant and extinct dung types from different dietary groups. All forest fragment networks were similar and displayed high generalism and high nestedness.