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<journal-id>1870-3453</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista mexicana de biodiversidad]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. Mex. Biodiv.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1870-3453</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Instituto de Biología]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1870-34532018000501280</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22201/ib.20078706e.2018.4.2495</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeinae) and dung removal in Mexican livestock pastures]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Escarabajos coprófagos (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeinae) y remoción de estiércol en pastizales ganaderos mexicanos]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Huerta]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carmen]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Arellano]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Lucrecia]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cruz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Magdalena]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto de Ecología A.C. Red de Ecoetología ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Xalapa Veracruz]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>89</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<fpage>1280</fpage>
<lpage>1292</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1870-34532018000501280&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1870-34532018000501280&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1870-34532018000501280&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract In the present article, a summary and analysis of literature published in Mexico on the removal and burial of dung by dung beetles, a primary function that represents an ecosystem service of great importance for livestock production, is presented. Studies from distinct ecosystems are examined, emphasizing the findings in livestock pastures with active grazing in several different states of Mexico. In addition, the unpublished results of the authors obtained in pastures across an altitudinal gradient in central Veracruz are presented for a dung exposure time of 24 hours. No significant differences were found in species richness among sites. However, differences were found in the dung removal rate; higher values were found at the sites with higher elevation and lower values at sites with lower elevation. The species with the highest biomass included the 3 largest species and small but very abundant species. Nocturnal tunnelers reincorporated the largest quantity of dung over the first 24 hours; in contrast, rollers only removed dung at the lowest areas of the gradient (&lt; 250 m asl). However, much more information is still required regarding the capacity of the different functional groups and dung beetle species for dung burial in the livestock production zones of Mexico.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen Se presenta una síntesis y análisis de lo publicado en México sobre remoción y enterramiento de estiércol por escarabajos estercoleros (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae), función primaria que se traduce en servicios ecosistémicos importantes para la ganadería. Se analizan estudios realizados en distintos ecosistemas, haciendo énfasis en lo encontrado en potreros con pastoreo activo en México. Incluimos resultados inéditos obtenidos en potreros localizados en un gradiente altitudinal de la zona central de Veracruz, para un tiempo de exposición del estiércol de 24 horas, donde no hubo cambios importantes en la riqueza de especies entre sitios, pero sí en la tasa de remoción de estiércol que mostró una tendencia positiva con la altitud. La mayor biomasa estuvo representada por las 3 especies más grandes y 1 pequeña, pero muy abundante. Los escarabajos cavadores nocturnos reincorporaron la mayor cantidad de estiércol durante las primeras 24 horas. Los rodadores sólo realizaron remoción de estiércol en las zonas más bajas del gradiente (&lt; 250 m snm). Aún hace falta mucha información sobre la capacidad de enterramiento del estiércol que tienen los grupos funcionales y las diversas especies de escarabajos coprófagos en las zonas ganaderas de nuestro país.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Tunnelers]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Rollers]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Dwellers]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Waste degradation]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Relocation]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Ecosystem services]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Cavadores]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Rodadores]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Moradores]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Degradación de residuos]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Relocalización]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Servicios ecosistémicos]]></kwd>
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