A forest cleanup crew at risk? What hotter Amazon lowlands could mean dung beetles
Dung beetles remove feces from wild animals in forests and thus inhibit the spread of parasites. They work the dung into the soil and thus supply nutrients to plants. They fulfill this task both in European commercial forests and in the Amazon. However, rising temperatures could lead to a decline in...
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Dung beetles remove feces from wild animals in forests and thus inhibit the spread of parasites. They work the dung into the soil and thus supply nutrients to plants. They fulfill this task both in European commercial forests and in the Amazon. However, rising temperatures could lead to a decline in species diversity and population sizes of dung beetles.
Originally published at Phys.org
