Carrion Ecology and Management

Carrion, or dead animal matter, is an inherent component of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems worldwide, and is exploited by a wide diversity of organisms from different trophic levels, including microbes, arthropods and vertebrates. Further, carrion con

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Pedro P. Olea Patricia Mateo-Tomás José Antonio Sánchez-Zapata Editors

Carrion Ecology and Management

Wildlife Research Monographs Series editors: Beatriz Arroyo Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos (IREC, CSIC-UCLM-JCMM) Ciudad Real, Spain Jesus T. Garcia Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos (IREC, CSIC-UCLM-JCMM) Ciudad Real, Spain Rafael Mateo Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos (IREC, CSIC-UCLM-JCMM) Ciudad Real, Spain

The book series on “Wildlife Research Monographs” focuses on all aspects of wildlife biology to fill a vital niche at the intersection of several disciplines. The aim of the series is to summarize knowledge about interaction between wildlife species, their habitats, as well as human activities. Main areas are: wildlife ecology, diseases, toxicology, conservation, management, and the sustainable use of natural resources. The series addresses graduate students, university teachers, scientists and professionals. More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/8826

Pedro P. Olea  •  Patricia Mateo-Tomás José Antonio Sánchez-Zapata Editors

Carrion Ecology and Management

Editors Pedro P. Olea Centro de Investigación en Biodiversidad y Cambio Global (CIBC-UAM) Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Madrid, Spain

Patricia Mateo-Tomás Centre for Functional Ecology (CFE) Department of Life Sciences University of Coimbra Coimbra, Portugal

Departamento de Ecología Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Madrid, Spain

Research Unit of Biodiversity (UMIB, UO/CSIC/PA) Mieres, Spain

José Antonio Sánchez-Zapata Departamento de Biología Aplicada Universidad Miguel Hernández Elche, Spain

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