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Biomass Flow and Scavengers Use of Carcasses after Re-Colonization of an Apex Predator

Wikenros, Camilla; Sand, Håkan; Ahlqvist, Per; Liberg, Olof

Sammanfattning

Conclusions/Significance: Wolves reduced the seasonal variation of biomass from moose carcasses and most important increased it during spring. Scavengers also visited wolf kills most frequently during spring when most scavenging species have young, which may lead to an increase in survival and/or reproductive success of scavengers within wolf territories. This applies both for abundant scavenging species that were the most frequent visitors at wolf kills and threatened scavengers with lower visit frequency.

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PLoS ONE
2013, Volym: 8, nummer: 10, artikelnummer: e77373
Utgivare: PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE