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DOI	10.1016/j.jaridenv.2021.104509
	Unravelling the vertebrate scavenger assemblage in the Gobi Desert, Mongolia
	Orihuela-Torres, Adrian; Morales-Reyes, Zebensui; Perez-Garcia, Juan M.; Naves-Alegre, Lara; Sanchez-Zapata, Jose A.; Sebastian-Gonzalez, Esther
通讯作者	Orihuela-Torres, A (corresponding author), Miguel Hernandez Univ, Dept Appl Biol, Avda Univ S-N, Alicante 03202, Spain.
来源期刊	JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS
ISSN	0140-1963
EISSN	1095-922X
出版年	2021
卷号	190
英文摘要	Despite the essential role that vertebrate scavengers play in ecosystems, most studies have been conducted in Europe and North America, and there is a lack of information on vertebrate scavengers in vast regions of the world. Our aim was to describe the functioning and composition of the unknown vertebrate scavenger assemblage in the Gobi Desert, Mongolia, and determine how carcass size and habitat type affect species composition and carrion use. We monitored carcasses with camera traps and we also conducted observation points to survey the raptor community and identify the proportion of raptor species making use of the carcasses. We recorded eight vertebrate scavenger species (five birds and three mammals) by camera trap and seven raptors at observation points. Over half of the raptor species recorded at the observation points were also found feeding on carrion. The two most threatened species were only recorded in the mountain habitat. Furthermore, scavenger abundance and consumption rates were higher at large carcasses. This study highlights the importance of scavenging by raptors and other vertebrate scavengers for carrion elimination in ecosystems with extreme climatic conditions.
英文关键词	Arid ecosystem Carrion Consumption rate Seminomadic herder Species richness Vulture
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	Green Submitted
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000656218900004
WOS关键词	CARNIVORES ; CARCASSES ; RESPONSES ; CARRION ; GUILD
WOS类目	Ecology ; Environmental Sciences
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/350709
作者单位	[Orihuela-Torres, Adrian; Morales-Reyes, Zebensui; Perez-Garcia, Juan M.; Naves-Alegre, Lara; Sanchez-Zapata, Jose A.; Sebastian-Gonzalez, Esther] Miguel Hernandez Univ, Dept Appl Biol, Avda Univ S-N, Alicante 03202, Spain; [Orihuela-Torres, Adrian; Sebastian-Gonzalez, Esther] Alicante Univ, Ecol Dept, Cra San Vicente Raspeig S-N, Alicante 03690, Spain
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Orihuela-Torres, Adrian,Morales-Reyes, Zebensui,Perez-Garcia, Juan M.,et al. Unravelling the vertebrate scavenger assemblage in the Gobi Desert, Mongolia[J],2021,190.
APA	Orihuela-Torres, Adrian,Morales-Reyes, Zebensui,Perez-Garcia, Juan M.,Naves-Alegre, Lara,Sanchez-Zapata, Jose A.,&Sebastian-Gonzalez, Esther.(2021).Unravelling the vertebrate scavenger assemblage in the Gobi Desert, Mongolia.JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS,190.
MLA	Orihuela-Torres, Adrian,et al."Unravelling the vertebrate scavenger assemblage in the Gobi Desert, Mongolia".JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS 190(2021).