Soil nematode functional diversity, successional patterns, and indicator taxa associated with vertebrate decomposition hotspots. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2020 Decomposition of vertebrate remains is a dynamic process that creates localized soil enrichment zones. A growing body of literature has documented effects of vertebrate decomposition on soil pH, electrical conductivity, oxygen levels, nitrogen and carbon
Lois S Taylor +3 more
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Functional differences in scavenger communities and the speed of carcass decomposition
Ecology and Evolution, 2022 Carcass decomposition largely depends on vertebrate scavengers. However, how behavioral differences between vertebrate scavenger species, the dominance of certain species, and the diversity of the vertebrate scavenger community affect the speed of ...
Elke Wenting +2 more
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Bacterial Community Succession, Transmigration, and Differential Gene Transcription in a Controlled Vertebrate Decomposition Model [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2019 Decomposing remains are a nutrient-rich ecosystem undergoing constant change due to cell breakdown and abiotic fluxes, such as pH level and oxygen availability.
Zachary M. Burcham +7 more
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Vertebrate scavenging patterns during extreme winter conditions in North Dakota [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThe decomposition process for above-the-ground human remains is usually divided into five stages: fresh, bloat, active decay, advanced decay, and skeletal remains.
Lavinia Iancu, Nicolette Ras
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Effects of red-backed salamanders on ecosystem functions. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Ecosystems provide a vast array of services for human societies, but understanding how various organisms contribute to the functions that maintain these services remains an important ecological challenge.
Daniel J Hocking, Kimberly J Babbitt
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Microbial community functional change during vertebrate carrion decomposition. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Microorganisms play a critical role in the decomposition of organic matter, which contributes to energy and nutrient transformation in every ecosystem.
Jennifer L Pechal +5 more
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Decomposition odour profiling in the air and soil surrounding vertebrate carrion. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Chemical profiling of decomposition odour is conducted in the environmental sciences to detect malodourous target sources in air, water or soil. More recently decomposition odour profiling has been employed in the forensic sciences to generate a profile ...
Shari L Forbes, Katelynn A Perrault
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A Pilot Study of Microbial Succession in Human Rib Skeletal Remains during Terrestrial Decomposition
mSphere, 2021 Microbes are known to facilitate vertebrate decomposition, and they can do so in a repeatable, predictable manner. The succession of microbes in the skin and associated soil can be used to predict time since death during the first few weeks of ...
Heather Deel +9 more
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Necrophagous Insects and Internal Temperature Synergistically Determine Duration of the Decomposition Process for Deer Carcasses When Vertebrate Scavengers are Excluded [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionNecrophagous Diptera larvae are usually the earliest carrion‐visiting necrophages in terrestrial ecosystems. However, despite the significant contribution of dipteran larvae to the natural decomposition process of large mammals in the ecosystem, which ...
Ai Hachiya +5 more
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Insects shape the cadaver decomposition microbiome and postmortem interval estimation accuracy [PDF]
mSystemsThe breakdown and recycling of carrion is a crucial ecological process that largely relies on a community of necrophagous insects and microbes. Recent work has shown that a specialized microbial network, likely dispersed throughout the environment by ...
Victoria Nieciecki +10 more
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