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dc.rights.licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0es_MX
dc.contributor.authorGonzález Bernal, Edna Leticiaes_MX
dc.creatorGonzález Bernal, Edna Leticiaes_MX
dc.date.accessioned2021-07-01T03:43:34Z-
dc.date.available2021-07-01T03:43:34Z-
dc.date.issued2013-12
dc.identifier.urihttp://literatura.ciidiroaxaca.ipn.mx:8080/xmlui/handle/LITER_CIIDIROAX/560-
dc.description.abstractEcological interactions among invasive species can affect not only the success of the invaders, but also their impact on ecosystems in the invaded range. In Australia, both dung beetles (subfamily Scarabaeinae) and cane toads (Rhinella marina) were introduced for biocontrol: the beetles to break down bovine faeces piles (cowpats) that otherwise accumulate and reduce pasture productivity, and the cane toad to consume scarab beetles that eat sugarcane and thus reduce sugar production. The dung beetles have been a success, whereas the toads have been a failure. Our experimental studies show that as well as impacting native fauna directly, cane toads reduce the rate of cowpat breakdown by consuming dung beetles. In the laboratory, dehydrated toads actively sought out cowpats based on scent cues, and in ?eld enclosures, the presence of a cane toad signi?cantly reduced rates of cowpat decomposition. Although toads have bene?ted from agricultural activities, their spread across Australia likely has reduced the effectiveness of one of the most successful biocontrol programmes ever conducted in that continent.es_MX
dc.language.isoenges_MX
dc.publisherAustral Ecology (2013). Ecological Society of Australiaes_MX
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesses_MX
dc.subjectinfo:eu-repo/classification/cti/2es_MX
dc.subject.otherAlien specieses_MX
dc.subject.otherdung beetlees_MX
dc.subject.otherinvasional meltdownes_MX
dc.subject.otherlivestock productiones_MX
dc.subject.otherRhinella marinaes_MX
dc.titleInteracting biocontrol programmes: invasive cane toads reduce rates of breakdown of cowpats by dung beetleses_MX
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlees_MX
dc.creator.idGOBE770523MPLNRD00
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