@article {1332,
	title = {Diversity of dung and carrion beetles in a disturbed Mexican tropical montane cloud forest and on shade coffee plantations},
	journal = {Biodiversity and Conservation},
	volume = {14},
	number = {3},
	year = {2005},
	note = {digital copy},
	pages = {601-615},
	abstract = {This paper analyzes the diversity of dung and carrion beetles (Scarabaeinae and Silphidae) in four human-induced habitats of a disturbed tropical montane cloud forest: polyspecific shade coffee plantations, monospecific shade coffee plantations, tropical montane cloud forest fragments, and clear cuts. The four habitats had similar richness, species composition, and assemblage structure of dung and carrion beetles. Differences were found in abundance and biomass levels for the four dominant species in the landscape. Dung beetles were more abundant than carrion beetles, but the biomass was higher for the latter. Carrion beetles were seasonal, while dung beetles were clearly not. When forest fragments and shade coffee plantations were compared to other similar habitats in the region, the same general pattern was observed. However, forests with high disturbance and monospecific shade coffee plantations had lower species richness than forests with low and medium disturbance and polyspecific shade coffee plantations. Thus shade coffee plantations maintain connectivity between patches of cloud forest in a landscape that is strongly affected by human activities. Protecting landscape diversity appears to ensure high species richness.},
	keywords = {anthropogenic change, biodiversity, carrion beetles, dung beetle, fragmentation, modification (biological conservation 2007), shade coffee plantations, tropical montane cloud forest, Veracruz},
	author = {Arellano, Lucrecia and Favila, Mario E and Huerta, Carmen}
}
@article {1384,
	title = {Species composition of dung beetles in the primary and secondary forestes at Ton Nga Chan Wildlife Sanctuary},
	journal = {ScienceAsia},
	volume = {30},
	year = {2004},
	note = {digital copyhard copy},
	pages = {59-65},
	abstract = {The species composition of dung beetles in primary forest and secondary forest at Ton Nga Chang Wildlife Sanctuary, Songkhla province, southern Thailand, was compared. Traps baited with pig dung were placed along line transects running through the two forest types. Species diversity and abundance of dung beetles were examined every 2 months from April 1999 to May 2000. Species diversity of dung beetles was significantly higher in the primary forest than in the secondary forest. Seven out of 20 species were found exclusively in the primary forest, namely Microcopris reflexus, Oniticellus tessellatus, Onthophagus near pilularius, O. taeniatus, O. ventralis, O. sp.3 and O. sp.4. Differences in forest structure, native animals present, and physical factors were suggested to be the factors determining species composition in the two forests. More individuals were trapped in the dry season than in the wet season in both forest types. However, seasonal effects on species diversity were not found. Tiniocellus sarawacus and Microcopris reflexus, were recorded for the first time in Thailand. Onthophagus sp.1 and O. sp.2 are expected to be new to science. },
	keywords = {dung beetle, modification (biological conservation 2007), primary forest, secondary forest, species composition, tropical rainforest},
	author = {Boonrotpong, Singtoe and Sotthibandhu,  Sunthorn and Pholpunthin, Chutamas}
}
@article {1578,
	title = {Diversity and composition of dung beetle (Scarabaeinae) assemblages in a heterogeneous Andean landscape},
	journal = {Tropical Zoology},
	volume = {17},
	year = {2004},
	note = {digital copy},
	pages = {123-136},
	keywords = {andean, community organization, composition, modification (biological conservation 2007), Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeinae},
	author = {Escobar, Frederico}
}
@article {1584,
	title = {Diversity and composition of dung beetle (Scarabaeinae) assemblages in a heterogeneous Andean landscape},
	journal = {Tropical Zoology},
	volume = {17},
	year = {2004},
	note = {digital copy},
	pages = {123-136},
	keywords = {andean, community organization, composition, modification (biological conservation 2007), Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeinae},
	author = {Escobar S. , Federico}
}
@article {2005,
	title = {Diversidad de coleopteros coprofagos (Scarabaeidae) de la Reserva Forestal de Escalerete},
	journal = {Cespedesia},
	volume = {21},
	year = {1996},
	note = {have copy},
	pages = {89-102},
	keywords = {dung beetle, modification (biological conservation 2007), primary forest, Scarabaeidae},
	author = {Medina, C. A. and Kattan, G. H.}
}
