Carrion ecology and management / Pedro P. Olea, Patricia Mateo-Tomás, José Antonio Sánchez-Zapata, editors.
Olea, Pedro P., editor.; Mateo-Tomás, Patricia, editor.; Sánchez Zapata, José Antonio. editor.
2019
QP517.B5 C37 2019eb
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Title Carrion ecology and management / Pedro P. Olea, Patricia Mateo-Tomás, José Antonio Sánchez-Zapata, editors.
ISBN 9783030165017 (electronic book)
3030165019 (electronic book)
9783030164997
3030164993
9783030164997
9783030165000
3030165000
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-16501-7
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-16
Published Cham : Springer, [2019]
Copyright ©2019
Language English
Description 1 online resource : illustrations.
Other Standard Identifiers 10.1007/978-3-030-16501-7 doi
10.1007/978-3-030-16
Call Number QP517.B5 C37 2019eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 591.7/14
Summary Carrion, or dead animal matter, is an inherent component of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems worldwide, and is exploited by a wide diversity of organisms from different trophic levels, including microbes, arthropods and vertebrates. Further, carrion consumption by scavengers, i.e. scavenging, supports key ecosystem functions and services such as recycling nutrients and energy, disposing of carcasses and regulating disease spread. Yet, unlike dead plant matter, dead animal decomposition has received little attention in the fields of ecology, wildlife conservation and environmental management, and as a result the management of carrion for maintaining biodiversity and functional ecosystems has been limited. This book addresses the main ecological patterns and processes relating to the generation and consumption of carrion both in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. It also discusses a number of conservation concerns and associated management issues, particularly regarding the increasing role of human-mediated carrion in ecosystems. Lastly, the book outlines future research lines in carrion ecology and management, and identifies the major challenges for scavengers and scavenging processes in the Anthropocene.
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Source of Description Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed August 27, 2019).
Added Author Olea, Pedro P., editor.
Mateo-Tomás, Patricia, editor.
Sánchez Zapata, José Antonio. editor.
Series Wildlife research monographs.
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Chapter 1 Introduction to the Topic of Carrion Ecology and Management. -Part 1 Carrion ecology:Description of the Main Ecological Patterns and Processes Occurring around a Carrion
Chapter 2 Carrion Availability in Space and Time
Chapter 3 Invertebrate scavenging communities.-Chapter 4 Vertebrate Scavenging Communities.-Chapter 5 Carrion Decomposition
Chapter 6 Ecological Functions of Vertebrate Scavenging
Part 2 Human and Carrion: The Impact of Humans on Carrion Ecology and Management
Chapter 7 Scavenging and Disease Dynamics
Chapter 8 Human-Mediated Carrion: Effects on Ecological Processes
Chapter 9 What Makes Carrion Unsafe for Scavengers? Considerations for Appropriate Regulatory Policies and Sound Management Practices
Part 3 Methodological Approaches: Description of some Methods Used to Study Carrion Ecology.-Chapter 10 Methods for Monitoring Carrion Decomposition in Aquatic Environs
Chapter 11 Studying Movement of Avian Scavengers to Understand Carrion Ecology
Chapter 12 Synthesis.

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