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The role of carrion‐frequenting arthropods in the decay process
Author(s) -
PUTMAN R. J.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
ecological entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.865
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1365-2311
pISSN - 0307-6946
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2311.1978.tb00911.x
Subject(s) - carrion , biology , ecology , woodland , abundance (ecology) , grassland , zoology
Abstract. 1. The various groups of arthropods associated with rodent carrion during decay in temperate woodland and grassland habitats are described in each of four seasons. 2. A distinction is drawn between those occurring by chance and those positively associated with the carrion. 3. The role of these last in actually assisting the decay of the carcasses with which they are found is discussed. Despite the abundance and diversity of carrion‐frequenting species, few are involved to any significant extent in the release of carrion materials during decomposition.