02394nas a2200229   4500008004100000245013000041210006900171250000900240300001200249490000700261520157000268653002201838653001701860653001301877653002901890653002201919653001901941100002001960700002401980700002202004856013802026       2006                        eng d00aPrimate and dung beetle communities in secondary growth rain forests: implications for conservation of seed dispersal systems0 aPrimate and dung beetle communities in secondary growth rain for  ajune  a855-8790 v273 aConservation efforts are often aimed at one or a few species. However, habi- tat sustainability relies on ecological interactions among species, such as seed dispersal. Thus, a community-scale conservation strategy may be more valuable in some settings. We describe communities of primary (primates) and secondary (dung beetles) seed dispersers from 5 sites in the Brazilian Amazon. We estimate community biomass of these taxa and, using multivari- ate ordination, examine the potential for natural reforestation at each site, given the communities of seed dispersers present. Since disturbed habitat is increasingly common and increasingly the focus of conservation efforts, we also examine differences among seed disperser communities between primary forest and secondary growth at each site. Analyses of faunal biomass in dif- ferent localities and habitats indicate that secondary growth receives nearly as much use by primates as primary forest; given the dominant groups of dung beetles in secondary growth, disturbed habitat should show a pattern of seed burial that is clumped and deep. Areas with high biomass of Alouatta spp. and the large nocturnal dung beetle species may have the greatest potential for natural reforestation of secondary growth particularly for large seeded species. The data suggest that knowledge of the biomass of primary and sec- ondary dispersing fauna facilitates predictions for the likelihood of disturbed habitat to regenerate and comparisons of sites in broader geographical areas e.g., Neotropical vs. Paleotropical forests.10acommunity ecology10aDung beetles10aprimates10arain forest regeneration10asecondary forest.10aseed dispersal1 aVulinec, Kevina1 aLambert, Joanna, E.1 aMellow, David, J.  uhttps://scarabnet.myspecies.info/primate-and-dung-beetle-communities-secondary-growth-rain-forests-implications-conservation-seed-dis01364nas a2200145   4500008004100000245012000041210006900161300001000230490000700240520076500247100002001012700002201032700002601054856013801080       2007                        eng d00aArboreal foraging height in a common neotropical dung beetle, Canthon subhyalinus Harold (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)0 aArboreal foraging height in a common neotropical dung beetle Can  a75-810 v613 aArboreal foraging by dung beetles has been reported from tropical rainforests in several regions. In the central Amazon, Brazil, the widespread, arboreal dung beetle Canthon subhyalinus Harold was caught most often in dung traps at 8–24 m above the forest floor, below the height of most primate activity in the area, where dung should be plentiful yet competition for it low. Studies of dung beetle diversity routinely only include traps set on the forest floor, missing arboreal species such as C. subhyalinus, and generating misleading descriptions of dung beetle diversity and abundance. Future studies of dung beetle diversity should include arboreal traps to accurately sample the diversity and abundance of species that rarely forage at ground level. 1 aVulinec, Kevina1 aMellow, David, J.1 aDa Fonseca, C., R. V.  uhttps://scarabnet.myspecies.info/arboreal-foraging-height-common-neotropical-dung-beetle-canthon-subhyalinus-harold-coleoptera-scarab