Nice to see one of my PhD chapters out in the world! Special thanks to my PhD supervisors, co-authors and field assistants for their support!
@waikato @BarnesEcoDiv @ecology_kiri @louisschipper
@mwlr_nz
As well as
@DBI_NZ - a company supplying dung beetles to livestock farms across New Zealand.
Take home messages:
#Dungbeetle mediated
#ecosystemfunctioning is complex, even in a "simple" pasture ecosystem, such as those found in
#NZ.
Quantifying the multiple simultaneously occurring ecosystem functions (also known as: ecosystem
#multifunctionality) as a metric shows positive outcomes, but a deeper understanding of the direct/indirect pathways can aid our understanding of cumulative effects over time.
Overall, introducing dung beetles to a NZ pasture ecosystem results in a net positive outcome for ecosystem functioning! I think they are an excellent
#NatureBasedSolution for dung pollution management to benefit agro-ecosystems to benefit future generations.