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Adrian L. V. Davis is affiliated with the University of Pretoria in South Africa. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, agricultural and biological sciences, and earth and planetary sciences. The scientist's work spans several subfields, including paleontology, nature and landscape conservation, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, general agricultural and biological sciences, and global and planetary change.

The main topics of Adrian L. V. Davis's research include Scarabaeidae beetle taxonomy and biogeography, ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, plant and soil sciences, species distribution and climate change, as well as studies on Coleoptera: Cerambycidae and Orthoptera research and taxonomy. Forest management and policy are also part of their research interests.

Among the recent papers published by Adrian L. V. Davis are:

  • Primary forest loss and degradation reduces biodiversity and ecosystem functioning: A global meta-analysis using dung beetles as an indicator taxon, 2022, Journal of Applied Ecology
  • Global distribution patterns provide evidence of niche shift by the introduced African dung beetle Digitonthophagus gazella, 2020, Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata
  • Dung removal increases under higher dung beetle functional diversity regardless of grazing intensification, 2023, Nature Communications
  • Soil type, vegetation cover and temperature determinants of the diversity and structure of dung beetle assemblages in a South African open woodland and closed canopy mosaic, 2021, Austral Ecology
  • Dung beetle tribal classification (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae): progress, problems, and prospects, 2023, Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Adrian L. V. Davis has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Clarke H. Scholtz
  • Christian M. Deschodt
  • Gimo M. Daniel
  • Jorge Ari Noriega
  • Catherine L. Sole

Their publications have appeared in venues such as Zootaxa, Journal of Biogeography, Journal of Applied Ecology, Nature Communications, and Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. Zootaxa features prominently among their publication record with six contributions.

Best Publications

  • Global dung beetle response to tropical forest modification and fragmentation: A quantitative literature review and meta-analysis

    E. Nichols;T. Larsen;S. Spector;A.L. Davis

  • The database of the PREDICTS (Projecting Responses of Ecological Diversity In Changing Terrestrial Systems) project

    Lawrence N. Hudson;Tim Newbold;Tim Newbold;Sara Contu;Samantha L.L. Hill;Samantha L.L. Hill

  • Historical biogeography of scarabaeine dung beetles

    Adrian L. V. Davis;Clarke H. Scholtz;T. Keith Philips

  • Historical vs. ecological factors influencing global patterns of scarabaeine dung beetle diversity

    Adrian L. V. Davis;Clarke H. Scholtz

  • Effect of Deforestation on a Southwest Ghana Dung Beetle Assemblage (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) at the Periphery of Ankasa Conservation Area

    Adrian L. V. Davis;T. Keith Philips

  • Species turnover, community boundaries and biogeographical composition of dung beetle assemblages across an altitudinal gradient in South Africa

    Adrian L. V. Davis;Clarke H. Scholtz;Steven L. Chown

  • Discontinuous gas-exchange cycles in Scarabaeus dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae): mass-scaling and temperature dependence.

    Adrian L. V. Davis;Steven L. Chown;Clarke H. Scholtz

  • Convergence between dung beetle assemblages of a post-mining vegetational chronosequence and unmined dune forest

    Adrian L. V. Davis;Rudi J. van Aarde;Clarke H. Scholtz;Jaco H. Delport

  • Discontinuous gas exchange and the significance of respiratory water loss in Scarabaeine beetles.

    Steven L. Chown;Adrian L. V. Davis

  • Increasing representation of localized dung beetles across a chronosequence of regenerating vegetation and natural dune forest in South Africa

    Adrian L. V. Davis;Rudi J. van Aarde;Clarke H. Scholtz;Jaco H. Delport

  • Scarabaeine dung beetles as indicators of biodiversity, habitat transformation and pest control chemicals in agro-ecosystems

    Adrian L. V. Davis;Clarke H. Scholtz;Peter W. Dooley;Naeem Bham

  • Climatic and biogeographical associations of southern African dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae s. str.)

    Adrian Davis

  • Seasonal dung beetle activity and dung dispersal in selected South African habitats: implications for pasture improvement in Australia

    Adrian L.V. Davis;Adrian L.V. Davis

  • Associations of Afrotropical Coleoptera (Scarabaeidae: Aphodiidae: Staphylinidae: Hydrophilidae: Histeridae) with dung and decaying matter: implications for selection of fly-control agents for Australia

    A.L.V. Davis

  • Dung beetle diversity in South Africa : influential factors, conservation status, data inadequacies and survey design

    A. L. V. Davis

  • Effect of Deforestation on a Southwest Ghana Dung Beetle Assemblage (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) at the Periphery of Ankasa Conservation Area

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  • A comparative analysis of metabolic rate in six Scarabaeus species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from southern Africa: further caveats when inferring adaptation

    Adrian L.V Davis;Steven L Chown;Melodie A McGeoch;Clarke H Scholtz

  • Community organization of dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae): differences in body size and functional group structure between habitats

    A. L. V. Davis;A. L. V. Davis

  • Primary forest loss and degradation reduces biodiversity and ecosystem functioning: A global meta‐analysis using dung beetles as an indicator taxon

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  • Soil biota in a megadiverse country: Current knowledge and future research directions in South Africa

    Charlene Janion-Scheepers;Charlene Janion-Scheepers;John Measey;Brigitte Braschler;Brigitte Braschler;Steven L. Chown

  • Two new species of Garreta Janssens, 1940 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) from Southern Africa.

    Adrian L.V. Davis;Christian M. Deschodt

  • Taxonomic review of the tribe Sisyphini sensu stricto Mulsant, 1842 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) in southern Africa, including new species descriptions

    Gimo M. Daniel;Adrian L.V. Davis;Catherine L. Sole;Clarke H. Scholtz

  • Habitat associations in a South African, summer rainfall, dung beetle community (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae, Aphodiidae, Staphylinidae, Histeridae, Hydrophilidae)

    A. L. V. Davis

Frequent Co-Authors

Clarke H. Scholtz
Clarke H. Scholtz University of Pretoria
Ernest D. Laue
Ernest D. Laue University of Cambridge
Steven L. Chown
Steven L. Chown Monash University
Tom M. Fayle
Tom M. Fayle Queen Mary University of London
Tim Diekötter
Tim Diekötter Kiel University
Alain Dejean
Alain Dejean Paul Sabatier University
Matt W. Hayward
Matt W. Hayward University of Newcastle Australia
Patrick J. O’Farrell
Patrick J. O’Farrell University of Cape Town
Ingo Grass
Ingo Grass University of Hohenheim
Jérémy Bouyer
Jérémy Bouyer INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement

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