Abstract：
Pastoralism is a dominant agricultural activity in arid and semi-arid ecosystems. The interaction between coprophagous insects and livestock is a key but an undervalued topic in rangeland management decisions. The objective was to identify similarities and differences in the composition of coprophagous insects and nesting strategies, associated with different climatic conditions within these regions. We performed a literature review of research articles available in the Scopus database which resulted in 17 articles. We examined the taxonomic diversity of dung beetles and their nesting strategies in relation to temperature and precipitation at the study sites. Results revealed a rich and varied interaction between dung beetles and livestock in arid and semi-arid environments, with 364 species from the Scarabaeoidea superfamily documented worldwide. The greatest diversity of dung beetles was reported in hot arid and semi-arid conditions with dry winters and in cold semi-arid ones with no marked annual precipitation cycle. These insects displayed diverse nesting strategies, with endocoprid strategies predominating in colder and drier settings, and paracoprid and telecoprid strategies in warmer, more humid environments. Domestic animal species are currently key components in promoting this interaction, which indicates that the ecological processes involving coprophagous fauna are occurring in production systems, which are under the influence of human decisions. We discuss the design and planning of livestock and rangeland management in arid and semi-arid environments, emphasizing in a more formalized manner the inclusion of this kind of interaction.
摘要：
畜牧业是干旱和半干旱生态系统中的主要农业活动。共生昆虫与牲畜之间的相互作用是牧场管理决策中的关键但被低估的话题。目的是确定共栖昆虫的组成和筑巢策略的异同。与这些地区不同的气候条件有关。我们对Scopus数据库中提供的研究文章进行了文献综述，共17篇。我们在研究地点研究了粪甲虫的分类学多样性及其与温度和降水有关的筑巢策略。结果表明，在干旱和半干旱环境中，粪甲虫与牲畜之间存在着丰富多样的相互作用，全世界有364种来自Scarabaeoidea超家族。据报道，在炎热的干旱和半干旱条件下，干旱的冬季和寒冷的半干旱条件下，没有明显的年降水周期，粪甲虫的多样性最大。这些昆虫表现出不同的筑巢策略，在较冷和较干燥的环境中，内生颗粒策略占主导地位，以及温暖地区的paracoprid和telecoprid策略，更潮湿的环境。家畜物种目前是促进这种相互作用的关键组成部分，这表明涉及类群动物的生态过程正在生产系统中发生，受到人类决定的影响。我们讨论了干旱和半干旱环境中牲畜和牧场管理的设计和规划，以更形式化的方式强调这种互动的包含。
