The contribution of predators and scavengers to human well-being

CJ O'Bryan, AR Braczkowski, HL Beyer… - Nature ecology & …, 2018 - nature.com
Predators and scavengers are frequently persecuted for their negative effects on property,
livestock and human life. Research has shown that these species play important regulatory …

Supplementary feeding and endangered avian scavengers: benefits, caveats, and controversies

A Cortés‐Avizanda, G Blanco… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Large avian scavengers are among the most vulnerable vertebrates, and many of their
populations have declined severely in recent decades. To help mitigate this marked …

Roles of raptors in a changing world: from flagships to providers of key ecosystem services

JA Donázar, A Cortés-Avizanda, JA Fargallo… - Ardeola, 2016 - BioOne
Birds of prey have been, in comparison to other avian groups, an uncommon study model,
mainly due to the limitations imposed by their conservative life strategy (low population …

The maturation of ecosystem services: Social and policy research expands, but whither biophysically informed valuation?

KMA Chan, T Satterfield - People and Nature, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The concept of ecosystem services (ES) has risen to prominence based on its promise to
vastly improve environmental decision‐making and to represent nature's many benefits to …

Towards quantifying carrion biomass in ecosystems

PS Barton, MJ Evans, CN Foster, JL Pechal… - Trends in Ecology & …, 2019 - cell.com
The decomposition of animal biomass (carrion) contributes to the recycling of energy and
nutrients through ecosystems. Whereas the role of plant decomposition in ecosystems is …

Governing trade‐offs in ecosystem services and disservices to achieve human–wildlife coexistence

S Ceauşu, RA Graves, AK Killion… - Conservation …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Sustaining wildlife populations, which provide both ecosystem services and disservices,
represents a worldwide conservation challenge. The ecosystem services and Ostrom's …

Extraction of lithium-ion battery electrolytes with liquid and supercritical carbon dioxide and additional solvents

M Grützke, X Mönnighoff, F Horsthemke, V Kraft… - Rsc Advances, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
A flow-through method for the extraction of lithium-ion battery electrolytes with supercritical
and liquid carbon dioxide (sc and liq CO2) under the addition of different solvents has been …

Farmer perceptions of the ecosystem services provided by scavengers: what, who, and to whom

Z Morales‐Reyes, B Martín‐López… - Conservation …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
A socioecological approach to biodiversity conservation has recently been encouraged. We
examined farmer perceptions of ecosystem services provided by scavenging vertebrates in …

Drug pollution & sustainable development goals

S Domingo-Echaburu, LM Dávalos, G Orive… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The United Nations set “The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development,” which
includes the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a collection of 17 global goals …

Presumed killers? Vultures, stakeholders, misperceptions, and fake news

SA Lambertucci, A Margalida… - … Science and Practice, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Vultures and condors are among the most threatened avian species in the world due to the
impacts of human activities. Negative perceptions can contribute to these threats as some …