Besides effects of an uneven distribution of food among habitats and the influence of soil type (Hanski and Cambefort 1991), microclimate conditions have a critical effect on habitat selection by coprophagous beetles (Barbero et al. 1999). Therefore, changes in microclimate following the alterations of vegetation structure at four studied land-use type may also affect coprophagous beetle populations. It is known that thermoregulation strategies and the ability to maintaining an optimal body temperature may restrict coprophagous beetles to a certain range of microclimatic conditions (Verdu et al. 2004, 2006).