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dc.contributor.authorOrihuela Torres, Adrian Antonio-
dc.contributor.authorPérez-García, Juan Manuel-
dc.contributor.authorSánchez Zapata, José Antonio-
dc.contributor.authorBotella Robles, Francisco-
dc.contributor.authorSebastián-González, Esther-
dc.contributor.otherDepartamentos de la UMH::Biología Aplicadaes_ES
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-05T12:33:05Z-
dc.date.available2024-02-05T12:33:05Z-
dc.date.created2022-07-
dc.identifier.citationEcology and Evolution Volume12, Issue8 August 2022es_ES
dc.identifier.issn2045-7758-
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11000/31056-
dc.description.abstractInvasive Alien Species (IAS) alter ecosystems, disrupting ecological processes and driving the loss of ecosystem services. The common carp Cyprinus carpio is a hazardous and widespread IAS, becoming the most abundant species in many aquatic ecosystems. This species transforms ecosystems by accumulating biomass to the detriment of other species, thus altering food webs. However, some terrestrial species, such as vertebrate scavengers, may benefit from dead carps, by incorporating part of the carp biomass into the terrestrial environment. This study describes the terrestrial vertebrate scavenger assemblage that benefits from carp carcasses in a Mediterranean wetland. We also evaluate the seasonal differences in the scavenger assemblage composition and carrion consumption patterns. Eighty carp carcasses (20 per season) were placed in El Hondo Natural Park, a seminatural mesohaline wetland in south-eastern Spain, and we monitored their consumption using camera traps. We recorded 14 scavenger species (10 birds and four mammals) consuming carp carcasses, including globally threatened species. Vertebrates consumed 73% of the carrion biomass and appeared consuming at 82% of the carcasses. Of these carcasses consumed, 75% were completely consumed and the mean consumption time of carcasses completely consumed by vertebrates was 44.4 h (SD = 42.1 h). We recorded differences in species richness, abundance, and assemblage composition among seasons, but we did not find seasonal differences in consumption patterns throughout the year. Our study recorded a rich and efficient terrestrial vertebrate scavenger assemblage benefitting from carp carcasses. We detected a seasonal replacement on the scavenger species, but a maintenance of the ecological function of carrion removal, as the most efficient carrion consumers were present throughout the year. The results highlight the importance of vertebrate scavengers in wetlands, removing possible infectious focus, and moving nutrients between aquatic and terrestrial environments.es_ES
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dc.format.extent11es_ES
dc.language.isoenges_ES
dc.publisherWileyes_ES
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesses_ES
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/*
dc.subjectaquatic-terrestrial interfacees_ES
dc.subjectaquatic subsidieses_ES
dc.subjectcarriones_ES
dc.subjectcommon carpes_ES
dc.subjectnutrient cyclinges_ES
dc.subject.otherCDU::5 - Ciencias puras y naturales::57 - Biología::573 - Biología general y teóricaes_ES
dc.titleScavenger guild and consumption patterns of an invasive alien fish species in a Mediterranean wetlandes_ES
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlees_ES
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9133es_ES
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