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carcase: a standalone construct

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carcase1 CONSTRUCTCarrion carcassBARTON · RESOURCE PULSE

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Carrion ecology

A dead body as a pulse of resources

In ecology a carcass is a dead animal body considered as an ephemeral, nutrient-rich resource, a concentrated pulse of carbon and nitrogen that fuels a specialised succession of scavengers, insects, and microbes and leaves a lasting mark on the surrounding soil and plant community. Barton and colleagues' 2013 The role of carrion in maintaining biodiversity and ecological processes in terrestrial ecosystems argues that carcasses are hotspots of biodiversity and nutrient cycling rather than mere waste. The referent is a decomposing resource patch, measured by decomposition rate and the scavenger and decomposer community it supports, a wholly ecological construct that happens to share the word with the butcher's and the cabinetmaker's.[1]

Unit
The decomposing body as a nutrient and biodiversity hotspot
Recovery means
Carcass-derived nutrients return to the soil and vegetation as decomposition proceeds
Measured by
Tracked by decomposition rate, the carrion-insect and scavenger succession, and soil nutrient enrichment

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References

  1. Barton, P. S., Cunningham, S. A., Lindenmayer, D. B., & Manning, A. D. (2013). The role of carrion in maintaining biodiversity and ecological processes in terrestrial ecosystems. Oecologia, 171(4), 761–772. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-012-2460-3

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