Temporal and Spatial Impact of Human Cadaver Decomposition on Soil Bacterial and Arthropod Community Structure and Function [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2018 As vertebrate carrion decomposes, there is a release of nutrient-rich fluids into the underlying soil, which can impact associated biological community structure and function.
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Sociobiology, 2017 Ants are among the insects involved in cadaveric decomposition processes, as they exhibit predatory and necrophagous behavior. Red ants exhibit an aggressive behavior, which impacts carcass colonization, accelerates or delays the decomposition rates and ...
Eunice Kethure Coelho Pereira +7 more
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Seasonal monopolization of small carrion by a scarab beetle in terra firme Amazonian rainforests [PDF]
Scientific ReportsSmall vertebrate carcasses represent an abundant resource in tropical rainforests, where scavengers play a key role in nutrient recycling, enhancing productivity in nutrient-poor habitats such as Amazonian terra firme forests.
Elena Chaboteaux +9 more
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Decomposition Dynamics of an Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus morio) Carcass in a Tropical Forest: Implications for Conservation Practices [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionOver the past decade, more than 600 rehabilitated Bornean Orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus morio) have been released into protected forests in Borneo. Releasing rehabilitant Bornean Orangutans into the wild is a standard conservation practice, yet monitoring ...
Sui P. Heon +2 more
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Vulture Exclusion Halves Large Carcass Decomposition Rates and Doubles Fly Abundance [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionCarcass consumption by scavengers plays a critical role in wildlife and human health by providing services that maintain ecosystem functioning and potentially mitigate disease spreading.
Julia Grootaers +11 more
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Decomposition of dinosaurian remains inferred by invertebrate traces on vertebrate bone reveal new insights into Late Jurassic ecology, decay, and climate in western Colorado [PDF]
PeerJ, 2020 A survey of 2,368 vertebrate fossils from the Upper Jurassic Mygatt-Moore Quarry (MMQ) (Morrison Formation, Brushy Basin Member) in western Colorado revealed 2,161 bone surface modifications on 884 specimens.
Julia B. McHugh +3 more
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Vertebrate decomposition is accelerated by soil microbes. [PDF]
Appl Environ Microbiol, 2014 ABSTRACT Carrion decomposition is an ecologically important natural phenomenon influenced by a complex set of factors, including temperature, moisture, and the activity of microorganisms, invertebrates, and scavengers. The role of soil microbes as decomposers in this process is essential but not well understood and represents a knowledge gap ...
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Succession of bacterial communities on carrion is independent of vertebrate scavengers [PDF]
PeerJ, 2020 The decomposition of carrion is carried out by a suite of macro- and micro-organisms who interact with each other in a variety of ecological contexts. The ultimate result of carrion decomposition is the recycling of carbon and nutrients from the carrion ...
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Soil Fungal Communities Investigated by Metabarcoding Within Simulated Forensic Burial Contexts
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020 Decomposition of animal bodies in the burial environment plays a key role in the biochemistry of the soil, altering the balance of the local microbial populations present before the introduction of the carcass.
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Body Mass Index (BMI) Impacts Soil Chemical and Microbial Response to Human Decomposition
mSphere, 2022 Microorganisms are key decomposers of vertebrate mortalities, breaking down body tissues and impacting decomposition progress. During human decomposition, both extrinsic environmental factors and intrinsic cadaver-related factors have the potential to ...
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