Climate Change & Species Distribution Modeling

Using species distribution modeling (MaxNet, WorldClim bioclimatic variables, RCP climate scenarios) to project how North American dung beetle ranges will shift under future climate change, and what that means for the ecosystem services they provide

Across savannah, grassland, and Afromontane forest sites in Tanzania and Kenya, we examine how land-use change and elevation gradients reshape dung beetle community structure, body size distributions, and the ecological functions these communities perform

We quantify the ecological and economic value of dung beetle activity in subtropical US pastures and Afrotropical forests, linking community composition and dung removal rates to soil nutrient cycling and the dollar-value services beetles provide to grazing systems.

We document the behavior, taxonomy, and phylogenetic relationships of dung beetle species across Africa and the Americas, from dung relocation strategies and seed dispersal to species-level descriptions that clarify how these traits have diversified across the subfamily