CARCASS DETECTION AND CONSUMPTION BY FACULTATIVE SCAVENGERS IN FOREST ECOSYSTEM HIGHLIGHTS THE VALUE OF THEIR ECOSYSTEM SERVICES

Carcass detection and consumption by facultative scavengers in forest ecosystem highlights the value of their ecosystem services

Abstract Scavenging is a common feeding behavior that provides ecosystem services by removing potentially infectious waste from the landscape.The importance of facultative scavenging is often overlooked, but likely becomes especially important in ecosystems without obligate scavengers.Here, we investigated the ecological function of vertebrate facu

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Results of magnetostratigraphic study of the Lower Syzran subformation (Paleocene) in the north of the Saratov Right Bank (Gremyachka and Kluchy-2 sections)

The results of petromagnetic and paleomagnetic studies of two sections of the Lower Coconut Oil Syzran subformation (Paleocene) – Gremyachka and Klyuchi-2, located in the north of the Saratov Right Bank and represented by weakly magnetic silicites, are presented.Paleomagnetic data on sections, despite their low quality and fragmentation, are

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