@article {1339,
	title = {Dung beetle community (Coleoptera : Scarabaeidae : Scarabaeinae) in a tropical landscape at the Lachua Region, Guatemala},
	journal = {Biodiversity and Conservation},
	volume = {14},
	number = {4},
	year = {2005},
	note = {917XYBIODIVERS CONSERV},
	month = {Apr},
	pages = {801-822},
	abstract = {Biological diversity conservation within natural reserves has been prioritized, but conservation efforts outside protected areas (where most human activities take place) have been very little considered. In this scenario, an alternative agricultural practice that may reduce the impacts of fragmentation in outer landscapes is a perforation process, which involves conservation in agricultural fields surrounded by continuous forests. Such practices enhance the positive impact of ecological services on fields. In this study we analyzed the biological diversity state in perforation fields and their surrounding forests. The analysis was done using dung beetles as biological indicators. A nested pattern in dung beetles distribution was found, which ordered the surrounding continuous forest sites as the ones with the highest species richness, followed by the perforation fields, and placed the fragmentation practice fields (continuous agricultural fields surrounding forest patches) with the lowest one. Indicator species for perforation fields and surrounding continuous forests were chosen. In general, perforation practice fields differed in composition, based upon functional groups richness and identity; it also contained a higher species richness than the fragmentation practice. Agricultural practices that enhance biological diversity conservation such as perforation, should be recommended and considered in natural resource management by local communities in order to take advantage of ecological services that otherwise may be gradually lost.},
	keywords = {biological diversity, Dung beetles, fragmentation, functional groups, landscape, nestedness, perforation practice},
	url = {<Go to ISI>://000228503800002},
	author = {Avendano-Mendoza, Carlos and Moron-Rios, Alejandro and Cano, Enio B. and Leon-Cortes, Jorge L.}
}
@article {2004,
	title = {Diversity and habitat use of dung beetles in a restored Andean landscape},
	journal = {Biotropica},
	volume = {34},
	number = {1},
	year = {2002},
	pages = {181-187},
	keywords = {Andes, Colombia, diversity, dung beetle, habitat use, landscape, restoration, Scarabaeidae},
	author = {Medina, Claudia A. and Escobar S. , Federico and Kattan, Gustavo H.}
}
@article {2117,
	title = {Escarabajos coprofagos (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) del Parque Nacional Natural "Serrania de Chiribiquete", Caqueta, Colombia (Parte I)},
	journal = {m3m: Monografias Tercer Milenio},
	volume = {3},
	year = {2003},
	pages = {51-58},
	abstract = {Within the project {\textquotedblleft}Elaboration and implementation of the management plan of the Chiribiquete Natural Park{\textquotedblright} dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae Scarabaeinae) are being used  as an indicator group and also to establish similarities or differences between the landscape units of the Chiribiquete Natural Park. The results of the preliminary paper are given, which include  the first two expeditions launched  to the Mesay river basin, with five landscape units, and to the Sararamano river basin, with six landscape units. These landscape units were established with satellite images identified by color. A total of 4,620 individuals from 61 species and 14 genera were collected; there are differences, for  the richness and diversity values, between landscape units, and also the complementarity index shows differences between  some landscape units. Seven new species are new records for the Colombian Guyana region. },
	keywords = {Chiribiquete, diversity, Dung beetles, landscape, Scarabaeidae},
	author = {Pulido Herrera, Luz Astrid and Riveros Canas, Raul Antonio and Gast Harders, Fernando and von Hildebrand, Patricio}
}
