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Ecological role of vertebrate scavengers in urban ecosystems in the UK
Recent research has demonstrated how scavenging, the act of consuming dead animals, plays a key role in ecosystem structure, functioning, and stability. A growing number of studies suggest that vertebrate scavengers also provide key ecosystem services, the benefits humans gain from the natural world...
Autores principales: | Inger, Richard, Cox, Daniel T. C., Per, Esra, Norton, Briony A., Gaston, Kevin J. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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John Wiley and Sons Inc.
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5513233/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28725378 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.2414 |
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