Ecology of Predation and Scavenging and the Interface
Moleón, Marcos
Ecology of Predation and Scavenging and the Interface - Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021 - 1 electronic resource (102 p.)
Open Access
Predation and scavenging are pervasive ecological interactions in both terrestrial and aquatic environments. The ecology, evolution and conservation of predators and scavengers have received wide scientific attention and public awareness. However, the close connection that exists between predation and scavenging has not been emphasized until very recently. The recognition that carnivorous animals may obtain meat by either hunting prey or scavenging their carcasses has profound implications from individual behavior to population, community and ecosystem levels. However, many relevant questions still remain unexplored. This book deals with some of these questions, with the final aim to definitively dismiss the traditional view that predation and scavenging are disconnected ecological processes. This compendium of science may help to inspire ecologists, evolutionary biologists, paleontologists, anthropologists, epidemiologists, forensic scientists, anatomists, and, of course, conservation biologists in their stimulating and promising endeavor of achieving a more comprehensive understanding of carnivory in a rapidly changing world.
Creative Commons
English
books978-3-0365-1041-5 9783036510408 9783036510415
10.3390/books978-3-0365-1041-5 doi
Research & information: general
Biology, life sciences
Ecological science, the Biosphere
caching Capreolus capreolus carrion Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx Norway predation roe deer scavenging decomposition nitrogen nutrient recycling trophic cascade apex predators bear interspecific interactions moose wolf birds of prey foraging predators scavengers vision carcass confrontational scavenging disease risk facultative scavenger landscape of peril marine ecosystems parasite risk predator risk terrestrial ecosystems anthropogenic food diet urban habitats ecological functions carnivorous n/a
Ecology of Predation and Scavenging and the Interface - Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021 - 1 electronic resource (102 p.)
Open Access
Predation and scavenging are pervasive ecological interactions in both terrestrial and aquatic environments. The ecology, evolution and conservation of predators and scavengers have received wide scientific attention and public awareness. However, the close connection that exists between predation and scavenging has not been emphasized until very recently. The recognition that carnivorous animals may obtain meat by either hunting prey or scavenging their carcasses has profound implications from individual behavior to population, community and ecosystem levels. However, many relevant questions still remain unexplored. This book deals with some of these questions, with the final aim to definitively dismiss the traditional view that predation and scavenging are disconnected ecological processes. This compendium of science may help to inspire ecologists, evolutionary biologists, paleontologists, anthropologists, epidemiologists, forensic scientists, anatomists, and, of course, conservation biologists in their stimulating and promising endeavor of achieving a more comprehensive understanding of carnivory in a rapidly changing world.
Creative Commons
English
books978-3-0365-1041-5 9783036510408 9783036510415
10.3390/books978-3-0365-1041-5 doi
Research & information: general
Biology, life sciences
Ecological science, the Biosphere
caching Capreolus capreolus carrion Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx Norway predation roe deer scavenging decomposition nitrogen nutrient recycling trophic cascade apex predators bear interspecific interactions moose wolf birds of prey foraging predators scavengers vision carcass confrontational scavenging disease risk facultative scavenger landscape of peril marine ecosystems parasite risk predator risk terrestrial ecosystems anthropogenic food diet urban habitats ecological functions carnivorous n/a