Vulture Exclusion Halves Large Carcass Decomposition Rates and Doubles Fly Abundance

Vulture Exclusion Halves Large Carcass Decomposition Rates and Doubles Fly Abundance

ABSTRACT Carcass consumption by scavengers plays a critical role in wildlife and human health by providing services that maintain ecosystem functioning and potentially mitigate disease spreading. Vultures are particularly efficient scavengers, but their populations have sharply declined in Europe, A...

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Main Authors: Julia Grootaers, Greta Hernández Campos, Violeta Marie Montenegro, Rosio Vega Quispe, Sarah Wicks, Sara Campos Landázuri, Eduardo Fabrizio Tubelli, Francisco Vega‐Reyes, Enzo Basso, Andrew Whitworth, Andrew Young, Christopher Beirne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2025-05-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
carrion decomposition
ecosystem services
invertebrate
neotropics
scavenger
vulture
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.71408
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