Ecological role of vertebrate scavengers in urban ecosystems in the UK

Abstract Recent research has demonstrated how scavenging, the act of consuming dead animals, plays a key role in ecosystem structure, functioning, and stability. A growing number of studies suggest that vertebrate scavengers also provide key ecosystem services, the benefits humans gain from the natu...

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Published in:	Ecology and Evolution
Main Authors:	Richard Inger, Daniel T. C. Cox, Esra Per, Briony A. Norton, Kevin J. Gaston
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 2016-10-01
Subjects:	carcass carcass removal carrion carrion crow ecosystem services Eurasian magpie
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.2414