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Dung beetle-megafauna trophic networks in Singapore’s fragmented forests |
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| Authors: | Xin Rui Ong Eleanor M Slade Matthew L M Lim |
| Institution: | 1. Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore City, Singapore;2. Asian School of the Environment, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore City, Singapore |
| Abstract: | We investigated trophic networks between dung beetles and megafauna species in five forest fragments in Singapore varying in size and isolation. We found that Singapore's dung beetle communities were attracted to extant and extinct dung types from different dietary groups. All forest fragment networks were similar and displayed high generalism and high nestedness. |
| Keywords: | conservation defaunation mammals Scarabaeinae tropical forest |