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The first edition of Carrion Ecology, Evolution, and Their Applications brought together multiple scientific disciplines to shed light on the importance of carrion within the context of ecology and evolutionary biology, and through applications ranging from human mass disasters to habitat/ecosystem conservation. This second edition builds upon this foundation to include a huge amount of new research, consisting of 33 chapters—9 brand new and the remaining 24 substantially updated and expanded. One of the most significant changes for this edition is the coverage of aquatic ecosystems, both freshwater and marine.
The book is now represented by 73 authors from eight countries, incorporating more diverse perspectives and engagement into this multidisciplinary and expanding science. The resulting new edition showcases a broader scope of topics, geographic areas, ecosystems and history of carrion ecology, evolution, and their applications for humanity. It provides the most comprehensive resource on carrion from all ecosystems of the world.
The student, academic, and professional will find this book insightful, providing new insights for the fields of molecular ecology, microbiology, entomology, population biology, community and ecosystem ecology, as well as applications in forensics and human and environmental health.
Contents
Foreword
About the Editors
List of Contributors
Acknowledgments
Section I Introduction to the Study of Carrion Ecology and Evolution
1 Introduction to Carrion Ecology and Evolution
2 The Carrion Necrobiome
3 Overview of Carrion Biology
4 Design and Analysis of Field Studies in Carrion Ecology
5 Aggregate Carrion Ecology: Mass Mortality Events
6 Role of Carrion Resources in Ecological Theory
Section II Ecological Mechanisms of Carrion Decomposition
7 Processes and Mechanisms of Death and Decomposition of Vertebrate Carrion in Terrestrial Systems
8 Microbial Ecology of Terrestrial Carrion Decomposition via Multi-Omics
9 Terrestrial Carrion Decomposition Bacteriology
10 Arthropod Communities of Terrestrial Vertebrate Carrion
11 Chemical Ecology of Vertebrate Carrion
12 Ecological Role of Vertebrate Scavengers
13 Vertebrate Carrion as a Model for Conducting Behavior Research
14 Modeling Species Interactions within Vertebrate Carrion Food Webs
15 Carrion Effects on Belowground Communities and Consequences for Soil Processes
16 Community and Landscape Ecology of Carrion
17 The Role of Carrion In Terrestrial Ecosystems
18 Terrestrial Ecology of African Carrion
19 Ecology of Vertebrate and Invertebrate Scavengers of Australian Carrion in Terrestrial Environments
20 Carrion Decomposition in Aquatic Systems: An Introduction
21 Role of Aquatic and Terrestrial Carcasses in Freshwater Ecosystems
Section III Evolutionary Ecology of Carrion
22 Ecological Genetics of Carrion and Dung Decomposers
23 Microbial Genetics and Systematics
24 Population Genetics and Molecular Evolution of Carrion-Associated Arthropods
25 Sociality and the Necrobiome
26 Carrion and Dung Mimicry in Plants
27 Interkingdom Ecological Interactions during Carrion Decomposition
Section IV Applications of Carrion Decomposition
28 Carrion Communities as Indicators in Fisheries, Wildlife Management, and Conservation
29 Composting As a Method of Livestock Carrion Disposal
30 Human Decomposition and Forensics
31 Death, History, and Archeology
32 From Forensics and Human Health to Animal Feed
33 Future Opportunities in Carrion Ecology and Evolution
Index
