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dc.contributor.author | Peisley, Rebecca K | en |
dc.contributor.author | Saunders, Manu | en |
dc.contributor.author | Robinson, Wayne A | en |
dc.contributor.author | Luck, Gary W | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-04-19T16:13:00Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Emu - Austral Onithology, 117(1), p. 68-77 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 1448-5540 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 0158-4197 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/22856 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Scavenging birds can provide ecosystem services to pastoralists by contributing to the breakdown of animal carcasses that can harbour and spread disease. However, these benefits have yet to be quantified in Australia. We monitored rabbit carcasses using motion-sensor cameras to identify beneficial avian scavengers across four landscape types (forest, riparian, fields with large isolated trees, and open fields) on a pastoral property in north-central Victoria. We quantified the ecosystem service of carcass breakdown by measuring the per cent weight loss of carcasses exposed to scavenging birds compared to carcasses excluded from birds. Seven of the twenty-four bird-accessible carcasses were attacked by raptors in 2014, and three in 2015. When a raptor attacked a carcass, there was a significantly higher median per cent weight loss of the carcass (16.67%, interquartile range (IQR) = 8.33-100.0) compared with sites where no bird attacks occurred (6.65%, IQR = 3.03-12.06). Our results indicate that raptors are major contributors to carcass breakdown in grazing landscapes and may potentially contribute to reducing the spread of diseases such as blowfly strike and leptospirosis. Maintaining key habitat features for these species (e.g. large isolated trees) is essential for raptor conservation and maximising the ecosystem services they provide. | en |
dc.language | en | en |
dc.publisher | Taylor & Francis Australasia | en |
dc.relation.ispartof | Emu - Austral Onithology | en |
dc.title | The role of avian scavengers in the breakdown of carcasses in pastoral landscapes | en |
dc.type | Journal Article | en |
dc.subject.keywords | Landscape Ecology | en |
dc.subject.keywords | Community Ecology (excl. Invasive Species Ecology) | en |
dc.subject.keywords | Ecosystem Function | en |
local.contributor.firstname | Rebecca K | en |
local.contributor.firstname | Manu | en |
local.contributor.firstname | Wayne A | en |
local.contributor.firstname | Gary W | en |
local.subject.for2008 | 050104 Landscape Ecology | en |
local.subject.for2008 | 050102 Ecosystem Function | en |
local.subject.for2008 | 060202 Community Ecology (excl. Invasive Species Ecology) | en |
local.subject.seo2008 | 960904 Farmland, Arable Cropland and Permanent Cropland Land Management | en |
local.subject.seo2008 | 960804 Farmland, Arable Cropland and Permanent Cropland Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity | en |
local.profile.school | School of Environmental and Rural Science | en |
local.profile.email | msaund28@une.edu.au | en |
local.output.category | C1 | en |
local.record.place | au | en |
local.record.institution | University of New England | en |
local.identifier.epublicationsrecord | une-20180418-114219 | en |
local.publisher.place | Australia | en |
local.format.startpage | 68 | en |
local.format.endpage | 77 | en |
local.peerreviewed | Yes | en |
local.identifier.volume | 117 | en |
local.identifier.issue | 1 | en |
local.contributor.lastname | Peisley | en |
local.contributor.lastname | Saunders | en |
local.contributor.lastname | Robinson | en |
local.contributor.lastname | Luck | en |
dc.identifier.staff | une-id:msaund28 | en |
local.profile.orcid | 0000-0003-0645-8277 | en |
local.profile.role | author | en |
local.profile.role | author | en |
local.profile.role | author | en |
local.profile.role | author | en |
local.identifier.unepublicationid | une:23040 | en |
local.identifier.handle | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/22856 | en |
dc.identifier.academiclevel | Academic | en |
local.title.maintitle | The role of avian scavengers in the breakdown of carcasses in pastoral landscapes | en |
local.output.categorydescription | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal | en |
local.relation.url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01584197.2016.1271990 | en |
local.relation.grantdescription | ARC/DP140100709 | en |
local.search.author | Peisley, Rebecca K | en |
local.search.author | Saunders, Manu | en |
local.search.author | Robinson, Wayne A | en |
local.search.author | Luck, Gary W | en |
local.uneassociation | Unknown | en |
local.year.published | 2017 | en |
local.fileurl.closedpublished | https://rune.une.edu.au/web/retrieve/6d78b17b-c743-4020-af3f-5c01fe196189 | en |
local.subject.for2020 | 410206 Landscape ecology | en |
local.subject.for2020 | 410203 Ecosystem function | en |
local.subject.for2020 | 310302 Community ecology (excl. invasive species ecology) | en |
local.subject.seo2020 | 180607 Terrestrial erosion | en |
local.subject.seo2020 | 180603 Evaluation, allocation, and impacts of land use | en |
local.subject.seo2020 | 180606 Terrestrial biodiversity | en |
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