How does landscape composition and configuration affect dung beetle communities in Eastern Austrian agricultural landscapes?
The study's findings emphasize the significance of maintaining landscape structural diversity to support dung beetle communities and their associated ecosystem services. Recommendations for landscape management and planning include promoting heterogeneous landscapes with set-aside land to enhance biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in agricultural areas.
Authors
- Raja Imran Hussain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8396-8743)
- Christian Schulze (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2097-422X)
- Thomas Frank (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6377-719X)
- Benjamin Knittl
Institutions
- University of Vienna (AT)
- Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology (AT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Landscape Ecology
- Published
- 2025-10-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-025-02207-9
- Primary Topic
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Austrian Science Fund