Comparing scavenging in marine and terrestrial ecosystems: a case study with fish and gull carcasses in a small Mediterranean island

Comparing scavenging in marine and terrestrial ecosystems: a case study with fish and gull carcasses in a small Mediterranean island

Carrion consumption by scavengers is a key component of both terrestrial and aquatic food webs. However, there are few direct comparisons of the structure and functioning of scavenging communities in different ecosystems. Here, we monitored the consumption of 23 fish (seabream Sparus aurata) and 34...

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Main Authors: Daniel Redondo-Gómez, M.-Martina Quaggiotto, David M. Bailey, Sergio Eguía, Zebensui Morales-Reyes, Beatriz de las N. López-Pastor, Daniel Martín-Vega, Carlos Martínez-Carrasco, Esther Sebastián-González, José A. Sánchez-Zapata, Marcos Moleón
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-03-01
Series:Basic and Applied Ecology
Subjects:
Carcass type
Carrion
Community structure
Facultative scavengers
Scavenging efficiency
Shallow waters
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1439179122000068

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