Moreover, the uncovered patterns suggest that ecological composition of tree communities also influence the structure (i.e., species richness and ecological composition) of dung beetle
communities.
Namely, the abundance of shade-tolerant species was significantly correlated with patterns of dung beetle species richness.
Furthermore, large fragments in the Atlantic Forest appear to consist in a sort of irreplaceable habitats for particular groups of dung beetle species, as well as for the integrity of their
communities, as a quarter of all species recorded in such degraded landscape was restrict to Coimbra Forest.