Publications by authors named "Alessia Vitozzi"
Article Synopsis
- Italian fauna boasts around 170 dung beetle species, making it one of Europe's richest regions for these insects.
- The study examined whether species richness declines moving south or north, the impact of area size, topography, and climate on dung beetle diversity, and discovered that various factors shape regional species distributions.
- No peninsula effect was found; instead, different beetle groups showed distinct patterns, with scarabaeines aligning with latitudinal trends and aphodiines linked to colder, humid climates.
- The research highlights how area size and historical events like Pleistocene glaciations influence current species richness, particularly noting the species-poor status of Sardinia due to isolation.
