Data from: The activity of dung beetles increases foliar nutrient concentration in tropical seedlings
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Santos-Heredia, Carolina et al. (2016). Data from: The activity of dung beetles increases foliar nutrient concentration in tropical seedlings [Dataset]. Dryad. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.49m29
Abstract
Dung beetles are extensively used as a focal taxon in tropical forests. Yet, information for most of their ecological functions comes from other systems. We present results from a field experiment in a tropical rainforest showing that dung beetle activity increases foliar phosphorus concentration in seedlings of the tree Brosimum lactescens. Our results open new lines of research to assess the multiple effects that dung beetles may have on rainforest plants.
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Location
Mexico
Lacandon rainforest
Chiapas