Carrion Ecology, Evolution, and Their Applications

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