Multiple scavengers respond rapidly to pulsed carrion resources at the land-ocean interface

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 48, Issue , 2013, Pages 7-12

  Schlacher, Thomas A ^a   Strydom, Simone ^a   Connolly, Rod M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allochthonous inputs; Carrion; Food webs; Ghost crabs; Scavengers

Indexed keywords

BEACH; BIRD; CANID; CARRION; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; CRAB; DUNE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FISH; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD WEB; LIZARD; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SCAVENGER;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84874005632     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2013.01.007     Document Type: Article

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