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Interacting biocontrol programmes: invasive cane toads reduce rates of breakdown of cowpats by dung beetles

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dc.rights.license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 es_MX
dc.contributor.author González Bernal, Edna Leticia es_MX
dc.creator González Bernal, Edna Leticia es_MX
dc.date.accessioned 2021-07-01T03:43:34Z
dc.date.available 2021-07-01T03:43:34Z
dc.date.issued 2013-12
dc.identifier.uri http://literatura.ciidiroaxaca.ipn.mx:8080/xmlui/handle/LITER_CIIDIROAX/560
dc.description.abstract Ecological 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.iso eng es_MX
dc.publisher Austral Ecology (2013). Ecological Society of Australia es_MX
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess es_MX
dc.subject info:eu-repo/classification/cti/2 es_MX
dc.subject.other Alien species es_MX
dc.subject.other dung beetle es_MX
dc.subject.other invasional meltdown es_MX
dc.subject.other livestock production es_MX
dc.subject.other Rhinella marina es_MX
dc.title Interacting biocontrol programmes: invasive cane toads reduce rates of breakdown of cowpats by dung beetles es_MX
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article es_MX
dc.creator.id GOBE770523MPLNRD00


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