Dung beetles in a Caatinga Natural Reserve: a threatened Brazilian dry-forest with high biological value

ABSTRACT The Caatinga is an endemic and threatened dry-forest biome distributed across northern Brazil. We evaluated the conservation value of a Caatinga Natural Reserve (NR) - Floresta Nacional (FLONA) Contendas do Sincorá - using Scarabaeinae dung beetles as a biodiversity indicator. Specifically,...

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Main Authors: Letícia Vieira, Fernando A. B. Silva, Júlio Louzada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do Sul 2017-12-01
Series:Iheringia: Série Zoologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0073-47212017000100245&lng=en&tlng=en