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Landscape configuration outweighs composition in shaping the diversity of phytophagous scarab beetles in the Serranía del Perijá, Colombia

  • Sandy García-Atencia1
  • María Argenis Bonilla2
  • Yamileth Domínguez-Haydar3
  • Claudia E. Moreno4
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  1. 1Grupo Biodiversidad del Caribe Colombiano, Facultad de Ciencias Básicas, Universidad del Atlántico, Cra 30 # 8-49 Puerto Colombia, Colombia; Corresponding author.
  2. 2Grupo de Investigación Biología de Organismos Neotropicales – BIOTUN, Facultad de Ciencias, Departamento de Biología, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia
  3. 3Facultad de Ciencias Básicas, Universidad del Atlántico, Cra 30 # 8-49 Puerto Colombia, Colombia
  4. 4Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, Instituto de Ciencias Básicas e Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Carretera Pachuca-Tulancingo 4.5 Col. Carboneras, C.P. 42184, Mineral de la Reforma, Hgo., Mexico
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Abstract

Landscape transformation alters species diversity and the functional structure of communities. In the Serranía del Perijá, northern Colombia, we assessed how landscape composition and configuration influence taxonomic and functional diversity (alpha and beta) of phytophagous scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) across forests, crops, and regenerating areas within four landscape windows. A total of 3,713 individuals representing 50 species were collected using baited and light traps. Regionally, taxonomic alpha diversity metrics (°D, 1 D, 2 D), functional richness (FRic SES ), and functional dispersion (FDis SES ) did not differ significantly among land-cover types, although local contrasts were evident. Functional evenness (FEve SES ) was lower in regeneration, and several species were unique to forests and regeneration but absent from crops. Generalized additive mixed models identified significant relationships between landscape variables and taxonomic richness, whereas patch shape, canopy-cover dissimilarity, and PLAND were associated with beta-diversity patterns among land-cover types. Taxonomic beta diversity was mainly driven by species turnover, whereas functional beta diversity was dominated by nestedness, suggesting reduced functional differentiation among communities. These findings highlight the importance of landscape configuration and connectivity in maintaining diversity in transformed tropical systems.

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@article{garciaatencia2026landscape,
  title = {{Landscape configuration outweighs composition in shaping the diversity of phytophagous scarab beetles in the Serranía del Perijá, Colombia}},
  author = {Sandy García-Atencia and María Argenis Bonilla and Yamileth Domínguez-Haydar and Claudia E. Moreno},
  journal = {Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation},
  year = {2026},
  month = oct,
  doi = {10.1016/j.pecon.2026.08.001},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pecon.2026.08.001},
  note = {CC BY},
}
RIS
TY  - JOUR
TI  - Landscape configuration outweighs composition in shaping the diversity of phytophagous scarab beetles in the Serranía del Perijá, Colombia
AU  - Sandy García-Atencia
AU  - María Argenis Bonilla
AU  - Yamileth Domínguez-Haydar
AU  - Claudia E. Moreno
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/25
JO  - Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation
DO  - 10.1016/j.pecon.2026.08.001
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pecon.2026.08.001
AB  - Landscape transformation alters species diversity and the functional structure of communities. In the Serranía del Perijá, northern Colombia, we assessed how landscape composition and configuration influence taxonomic and functional diversity (alpha and beta) of phytophagous scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) across forests, crops, and regenerating areas within four landscape windows. A total of 3,713 individuals representing 50 species were collected using baited and light traps. Regionally, taxonomic alpha diversity metrics (°D, 1 D, 2 D), functional richness (FRic SES ), and functional dispersion (FDis SES ) did not differ significantly among land-cover types, although local contrasts were evident. Functional evenness (FEve SES ) was lower in regeneration, and several species were unique to forests and regeneration but absent from crops. Generalized additive mixed models identified significant relationships between landscape variables and taxonomic richness, whereas patch shape, canopy-cover dissimilarity, and PLAND were associated with beta-diversity patterns among land-cover types. Taxonomic beta diversity was mainly driven by species turnover, whereas functional beta diversity was dominated by nestedness, suggesting reduced functional differentiation among communities. These findings highlight the importance of landscape configuration and connectivity in maintaining diversity in transformed tropical systems.
SN  - 2530-0644
ER  -