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Vertical Stratification Responses of an Arboreal Dung Beetle Species to Tropical Forest Fragmentation in Malaysia
Author(s) -
Tregidgo Daniel J.,
Qie Lan,
Barlow Jos,
Sodhi Navjot S.,
Lim Susan LeeHong
Publication year - 2010
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/j.1744-7429.2010.00649.x
Subject(s) - arboreal locomotion , dung beetle , fragmentation (computing) , ecology , stratification (seeds) , foraging , tropics , forest fragmentation , biology , geography , habitat , scarabaeidae , seed dormancy , germination , dormancy , botany
ABSTRACT Little is known about how arboreal arthropods respond to forest disturbance. We assessed how rain forest fragmentation affected the vertical stratification of arboreal dung beetles in Peninsular Malaysia. An arboreal dung beetle species ( Onthophagus sp.) moved closer to the forest floor in smaller fragments, suggesting a downward shift in its foraging possibly in response to fragmentation.