Effects Of Industrial Disturbances On Biodiversity Of Carrion-Associated Beetles

•Chemical contaminations from nuclear reactors and coal-burning plants can affect terrestrial insect communities.•Trap catches and diversity of carrion-associated beetles were higher at contaminated than uncontaminated sites.•Species composition of carrion-associated beetles were different between contaminated and uncontaminated sites.•Trends varied between scavenger and predatory beetles indicating taxa-specific responses.