@article {1503,
	title = {Species turnover, community boundaries and biogeographic composition of dung beetle assemblages across an altitudinal gradient in south Africa},
	journal = {Journal of Biogeography},
	volume = {26},
	number = {5},
	year = {1999},
	pages = {1039-1055},
	keywords = {Dung beetles},
	author = {Davis, A. L. V. and Scholtz, C. H. and Chown, S. L.}
}
@article {1573,
	title = {Vulnerability of South African animal taxa to climate change},
	journal = {Global Change Biology},
	volume = {8},
	number = {7},
	year = {2002},
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	month = {Jul},
	pages = {679-693},
	abstract = {The responsiveness of South African fauna to climate change events is poorly documented and not routinely incorporated into regional conservation planning. We model the likely range alterations of a representative suite of 179 animal species to climate change brought about by the doubling of CO2 concentrations. This scenario is expected to cause a mean temperature increase of 2 degreesC. We applied a multivariate climate envelope approach and evaluated model performance using the most comprehensive bird data set. The results were encouraging, although model performance was inconsistent in the eastern coastal area of the country. The levels of climate change induced impacts on species ranges varied from little impact to local extinction. Some 17\% of species expanded their ranges, 78\% displayed range contraction (4-98\%), 3\% showed no response and 2\% became locally extinct. The majority of range shifts (41\%) were in an easterly direction, reflecting the east-west aridity gradient across the country. Species losses were highest in the west. Substantially smaller westward shifts were present in some eastern species. This may reflect a response to the strong altitudinal gradient in this region, or may be a model artifact. Species range change (composite measure reflecting range contraction and displacement) identified selected species that could act as climate change indicator taxa. Red-data and vulnerable species showed similar responses but were more likely to display range change (58\% vs. 43\% for all species). Predictions suggest that the flagship, Kruger National Park conservation area may loose up to 66\% of the species included in this analysis. This highlights the extent of the predicted range shifts, and indicates why conflicts between conservation and other land uses are likely to escalate under conditions of climate change.},
	keywords = {beetles coleoptera, common fly belt, conservation, Dung beetles, fragmentation, geographical ranges, habitat availability, land-use, protection status, range contraction, sensed vegetation data, species turnover, tsetse habitat},
	url = {<Go to ISI>://000176055800007},
	author = {Erasmus, B. F. N. and Van Jaarsveld, A. S. and Chown, S. L. and Kshatriya, M. and Wessels, K. J.}
}
@article {1861,
	title = {Conservation strategies for poorly surveyed taxa: a dung beetle (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) case study from southern Africa},
	journal = {Journal of Insect Conservation},
	volume = {4},
	year = {2000},
	pages = {45-56},
	keywords = {Dung beetles},
	author = {Koch, S. O> and Chown, S. L. and Davis, A. L. V. and Endrody-Younga, S. and Van Jaarsveld, A. S.}
}
@article {2257,
	title = {Conservation of heterogeneity among dung beetles in the Maputaland Centre of Endemism, South Africa},
	journal = {Biological Conservation},
	volume = {88},
	number = {2},
	year = {1999},
	note = {162JRBIOL CONSERV},
	month = {May},
	pages = {145-153},
	abstract = {In southern Africa the Maputaland Centre is one of the most significant, though less well-known, centres of biotic endemism. Here we examine variation in dung beetle assemblages between habitats and between reserves on two Maputaland reserves (Tembe Elephant Park and Sileza Nature Reserve). Dung beetle assemblages were found to be homogeneous within habitat types and within reserves, but assemblages differed between habitat types (Sand Forest and Mixed Woodland). There was, however, significant between-reserve heterogeneity in dung beetle assemblages for each particular habitat type. Given that there are significant differences in both dung beetles and plants, it is clear that these forests must be conserved in both Tembe and Sileza, especially because of increasing damage by elephants to Sand Forests in Tembe. We identify dung beetle indicator species that are specific to each habitat type in each reserve, and detector species that can be used to monitor changes in Sand Forests in those reserves. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.},
	keywords = {Dung beetles},
	url = {<Go to ISI>://000078342900001},
	author = {Van Rensburg, B. J. and McGeoch, M. A. and Chown, S. L. and Van Jaarsveld, A. S.}
}
