Carrion Ecology, Evolution, and Their Applications (Hardcover, 2 ed)

Foreword
About the editors
List of contributors
Acknowledgements

Section I: Introduction to the study of Carrion Ecology and Evolution

1. Introduction to Carrion, Ecology, Evolution and Their Applications. 2. The Carrion Necrobiome. 3. Overview of Carrion Biology. 4. Design and Analysis of Field Studies in Carrion Ecology. 5. Aggregate Carrion Ecology: Mass Mortality Events. 6. Role of Carrion Resources in Ecological Theory.

Section II: Ecological Mechanisms of Carrion Decomposition

7. Processes and Mechanisms of Death and Decomposition of Vertebrate Carrion in Terrestrial Systems. 8. Microbial Ecology of Terrestrial Carrion Decomposition via Multi-omics. 9. Terrestrial Carrion Decomposition Bacteriology. 10. Arthropod Communities of Terrestrial Vertebrate Carrion. 11. Chemical Ecology of Vertebrate Carrion. 12. Ecological Role of Vertebrate Scavengers. 13. Vertebrate Carrion as a Model for Conducting Behavior Research. 14. Modeling Species Interactions within Vertebrate Carrion Food Webs. 15. Carrion Effects on Belowground Communities and Consequences for Soil Processes. 16. Community and Landscape Ecology of Carrion. 17. The Role of Carrion in Terrestrial Ecosystems. 18. Terrestrial Ecology of African Carrion. 19. Ecology of Vertebrate and Invertebrate Scavengers of Australian Carrion in Terrestrial Environments. 20. Carrion Decomposition in Aquatic Systems: An Introduction. 21. Role of Aquatic and Terrestrial Carcasses in Freshwater Ecosystems.

Section III: Evolutionary Ecology of Carrion

22. Ecological Genetics of Carrion and Dung Decomposers. 23. Microbial Genetics and Systematics. 24. Population Genetics and Molecular Evolution of Carrion-Associated Arthropods. 25. Sociality and The Necrobiome. 26. Carrion and Dung Mimicry in Plants. 27. Interkingdom Ecological Interactions During Carrion Decomposition.

Section IV: Applications of Carrion Decomposition

28. Carrion Communities as Indicators in Fisheries, Wildlife Management, and Conservation. 29. Composting As a Method of Livestock Carrion Disposal. 30. Human Decomposition and Forensics. 31. Death, History and Archeology. 32. From Forensics and Human Health to Animal Feed: The Story of Necrophagous Flies and Insect Agriculture. 33. Future Opportunities in Carrion Ecology and Evolution.

Index