- Title
- Towards quantifying carrion biomass in ecosystems
- Creator
- Barton, Philip; Evans, Maldwyn; Foster, Claire; Pechal, Jennifer; Bump, Joseph
- Date
- 2019
- Type
- Text; Journal article; Review
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/182624
- Identifier
- vital:16155
- Identifier
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2019.06.001
- Identifier
- ISBN:0169-5347 (ISSN)
- Abstract
- The decomposition of animal biomass (carrion) contributes to the recycling of energy and nutrients through ecosystems. Whereas the role of plant decomposition in ecosystems is broadly recognised, the significance of carrion to ecosystem functioning remains poorly understood. Quantitative data on carrion biomass are lacking and there is no clear pathway towards improved knowledge in this area. Here, we present a framework to show how quantities derived from individual carcasses can be scaled up using population metrics, allowing for comparisons among ecosystems and other forms of biomass. Our framework facilitates the generation of new data that is critical to building a quantitative understanding of the contribution of carrion to trophic processes and ecosystem stocks and flows. © 2019 Elsevier Ltd. **Please note that there are multiple authors for this article therefore only the name of the first 5 including Federation University Australia affiliate “Philip Barton” is provided in this record**
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- Relation
- Trends in Ecology and Evolution Vol. 34, no. 10 (2019), p. 950-961
- Rights
- All metadata describing materials held in, or linked to, the repository is freely available under a CC0 licence
- Rights
- Copyright © 2019 Elsevier Ltd
- Rights
- Open Access
- Subject
- 31 Biological Sciences; 41 Environmental Sciences; Animal; Biogeochemical cycling; Carcass; Decomposer; Decomposition; Detritus; Necrobiome; Necromass; Scavenger
- Full Text
- Reviewed
- Funder
- PSB was funded by the Australian Research Council ( DE150100026 ). JKB was supported by grants from the United States National Science Foundation ( NSF ID# 1545611 , NSF ID# 1556676 ).
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