Full description
This data was collected to test whether ecological function, measured as scavenging rates, is affected by differences in species pools across a continental scale. We placed fish carcasses at the beach-dune interface of 12 beaches in north Queensland, and 13 beaches in Victoria, which were monitored by motion-triggered cameras to record scavengers and quantify the detection and removal of carrion. The data includes: 1. Scavenger assemblages, calculated as the aggregated species incidence per beach; 2. Beach characteristics, including natural metrics such as dune width, as well as metrics related to human interference such as distance to nearest buildings; 3. Scavenging rates: for each deployment whether a carcass was detected and removed; 4. Scavenging efficiency: for each deployment, time in minutes until a carcass was detected and removed; 5. Bird occurrence, calculated from Birdlife data, in 5 blocks of 50 km coastline in each region. The results of these data are published in "Functional replacement across species pools of vertebrate scavengers separated a a continental scale maintains an ecosystem function" in the journal Functional Ecology in 2015.Issued: 2015
Created: 201303 to 201304
Spatial Coverage And Location
text: Location: Victoria and Far North Queensland, Australia
Subjects
Biological Sciences |
Ecological Applications |
Ecology |
Environmental Sciences |
Ecosystem Function |
biogeography |
carrion |
foxes |
macroecology |
raptors |
sandy beaches |
scavenging |
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- usc : 11126170310002621
