02041nas a2200229   4500008004100000020002900041245008700070210006900157260000800226300001400234490000700248520132100255653001101576653001601587653001801603653001701621653001001638653001601648100001501664700001801679856011401697       2006                        eng d  a0022-2933 print1464-526200aDistribution and abundance of insects colonizing cattle dung in South West England0 aDistribution and abundance of insects colonizing cattle dung in   cmay  a1167-11770 v403 aThesuccessionof insectscolonizingcowdunginsouthwest Englandwasexaminedover 2years, usingarrays of standardized1.5kg artificially constructedcow-dungpats incattle pasture. The seasonal patternof colonizationwasexaminedusingbatchesof 10patseachweekfor24weeksin 2001.Patswereleftexposedinthefieldfor7days,toallowcolonization,andwerethenbroughtback tothelaboratorytoawaitinsectemergenceandidentification.Overallseasonalchangesincommunity structurewererelativelygradual andsubtle; Coleopteraweregenerallymoreabundant earlier and Dipteralaterintheseason, andthenumberandorderof speciesarrival broadlymatchedprevious studies insimilar habitats.The temporalpatternofcolonizationofindividualpatswasexaminedinsix batchesof30patsconstructedinMay,June,andAugust/Septemberin2002.Groupsoffivepatswere recoveredandbrought backtothelaboratory1, 2, 4, 7, 14, or21daysafterconstruction. Overall, threebroad,butstatisticallydistinct,successional groupswereidentified,withthemaximumnumber ofcolonizerspresentinpatsthatwere4–7daysold.Thedatacontributevaluableinformationonthe temporal distributionandabundanceof dung-colonizingtaxainSouthWest England, aclearlocal understandingof whichisessential toallowtheeffectsof agricultural practiceswhichmaydamage dunginvertebratecommunities, suchaslivestockanthelmintictreatment, tobeassessed. 10acattle10adecomposers10adecomposition10aDung beetles10aflies10aPastureland1 aLee, Colin1 aWall, Richard  uhttps://scarabnet.myspecies.info/distribution-and-abundance-insects-colonizing-cattle-dung-south-west-england