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Importance of Bacterial Decomposition, and Carrion Substrate to Foraging, Brown Treesnakes

Journal of Chemical Ecology, 2001
Brown treesnakes are an invasive species to the island of Guam that have caused extensive ecological and economic damage. Efforts to control the snake population have included trapping using live mouse lures, but for logistical and economic reasons a synthetic lure is needed. When searching for live food, brown treesnakes use both visual and odor cues.
Jojola-Elverum, S.M., Shivik, J.A., Clark, L.   +2 more
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The effect of fly exclusion on scavenger community and carrion decomposition varies with carrion type in a Tibetan alpine meadow

Ecological Entomology
Abstract Animal carrion, an ephemeral but nutritional resource, supports diverse invertebrate species involved in the decomposition process. Necrophagous flies, as the primary colonisers on carrion, can largely affect the invertebrate community and associated carrion
Shucun Sun, Xinwei Wu
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Methods for Monitoring Carrion Decomposition in Aquatic Environments

2019
Monitoring carrion decomposition in aquatic environments is much more complex than in terrestrial habitats, making this area much less studied. Depth and safety issues are major concerns and greatly increase costs. As well, variance in abiotic features are much greater than those seen in terrestrial environments.
Gail S. Anderson, John R. Wallace
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Seasonal Necrophagous Insect Community Assembly During Vertebrate Carrion Decomposition

Journal of Medical Entomology, 2013
Necrophagous invertebrates have been documented to be a predominant driver of vertebrate carrion decomposition; however, very little is understood about the assembly of these communities both within and among seasons. The objective of this study was to evaluate the seasonal differences in insect taxa composition, richness, and diversity on carrion over
M E, Benbow, A J, Lewis, J K, Tomberlin, J L, Pechal   +3 more
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Decomposition rate of carrion is dependent on composition not abundance of the assemblages of insect scavengers

Oecologia, 2014
Environmental factors and biodiversity affect ecosystem processes. As environmental change modifies also biodiversity it is unclear whether direct effects of environmental factors on ecosystem processes are more important than indirect effects mediated by changes in biodiversity.
Nina, Farwig, Roland, Brandl, Stefen, Siemann, Franziska, Wiener, Jörg, Müller   +4 more
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Aquatic Vertebrate Carrion Decomposition

2015
Among the Earth ecosystems, aquatic habitats are comprised of three types: (1) freshwater including standing waters (lentic), for example, natural container habitats such as tree holes or phytotelmata (bromeliads), ponds and lakes, as well as moving water systems (lotic), for example, streams and rivers; (2)  transitional communities such as estuaries
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Nutrient cycling in a freshwater marsh: The decomposition of fish and waterfowl carrion

Limnology and Oceanography, 1991
We measured decomposition rates and nutrient loss sequences of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and pintail duck (Anas acutas) carcasses in a Wyoming marsh over a 10‐month period (July–May). Data on carcass mass loss were fit to single‐ and double‐exponential decomposition models.
Robert R. Parmenter, Vincent A. Lamarra
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Microbial Interactions during Carrion Decomposition

2015
Ecological studies on the decomposition of nonliving organic matter have historically focused on plant systems (Swift et al. 1979; Moore et al. 2004; Hattenschwiler et al. 2005; Gessner et al. 2010). A fundamental component of any type of detrital decomposition is the microbial community, an assemblage of organisms representing all three domains of ...
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Carrion decomposition and nutrient cycling in a semiarid shrub–steppe ecosystem

Ecological Monographs, 2009
Vertebrate carrion decomposition and nutrient cycling have both direct and indirect effects on the soil properties, fauna, and flora associated with an animal's carcass. While few comprehensive quantitative studies have been undertaken, those that have show considerable variability in decomposition processes and rates, their regulating variables, and ...
Robert R. Parmenter, James A. MacMahon
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Patterns of Carbon dioxide Evolution from Decaying Carrion Decomposition of Small Mammal Carrion in Temperate Systems 1

Oikos, 1978
The release of carbon gases other than carbon dioxide was at no time found to be significant. Patterns of carbon dioxide evolution were highly characteristic of a particular decay process. Two major types of decay were established: that of winter and spring, when decomposition was due entirely to the activity of microorganisms within the carrion system,
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