@article{fdi:010058947,
  title = {{F}ruit feeding {C}etoniinae community structure in an anthropogenic landscape in {W}est {A}frica},
  author = {{T}ouroult, {J}. and {L}e {G}all, {P}hilippe},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he potential contribution of palm plantations to the conservation of forest-dwelling {C}etoniinae ({C}oleoptera, {S}carabaeidae) is assessed in southern {B}enin. {S}ample plots of 10 aerial traps per habitat type were set in two sites containing a forest patch, a palm plantation and some agricultural land. {O}verall, 2,217 individuals belonging to 31 species were collected. {T}ypical species of each habitat were identified with the {I}nd{V}al method ({D}ufrne and {L}egendre 1997). {S}pecies were categorized into three habitat-groups: forest specialists (11 species), farmland and open habitat specialists (9 species) and ubiquitous, generalist species found in all habitats (5 species). {O}nly six species were too rare for assessing habitat preference. {P}alm plantations host a low density of {C}etoniinae with no unique species. {H}owever, species composition reveals that they are used by forest specialist species that avoid open habitats like farmlands, therefore providing structural connectivity. {C}etoniine flower beetles have potential as an indicator group, which can be used in multi-taxa approaches for habitat assessments in {A}frica. {U}sing species-level metrics, their response to habitat change is clear, including the response of common species. {T}his method is selective, cost-effective in time and materials, and species identification is rather straightforward.},
  keywords = {{D}iversity ; {B}ioindicators ; {O}il palm ; {C}ost-effectiveness ; {F}orest fragments ; {C}ommunity specialization ; {AFRIQUE} {DE} {L}'{OUEST}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {I}nsect {C}onservation},
  volume = {17},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {23--34},
  ISSN = {1366-638{X}},
  year = {2013},
  DOI = {10.1007/s10841-012-9483-2},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010058947},
}