Ecology of Predation and Scavenging and the Interface

• Autore: Moleón Marcos
• Pubblicazione: Basel, Switzerland, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2021
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (102 p.)
• Soggetto topico: Biology, life sciences; Ecological science, the Biosphere; Research & information: general
• Soggetto non controllato: anthropogenic food; apex predators; bear; birds of prey; caching; Capreolus capreolus; carcass; carnivorous; carrion; confrontational scavenging; decomposition; diet; disease risk; ecological functions; Eurasian lynx; facultative scavenger; foraging; interspecific interactions; landscape of peril; Lynx lynx; marine ecosystems; moose; n/a; nitrogen; Norway; nutrient recycling; parasite risk; predation; predator risk; predators; roe deer; scavengers; scavenging; terrestrial ecosystems; trophic cascade; urban habitats; vision; wolf
• Persona (resp. second.): MoleónMarcos
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Ecology of Predation and Scavenging and the Interface
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910557644403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II