Joedison Rocha
@rochai.bsky.social
Biologist, PhD in Ecology and Evolution. Scientist, amateur photographer, birdlover, otaku, catlover, and a language enthusiast. (PT-BR/EN)
🧪 Read more on carrion ecology: www.nature.com/scitable/kno...
The Ecology of Carrion Decomposition
Carrion is something we choose to stay away from - it looks awful, writhes with insects, and smells really bad. Why would anyone study the remains of dead animals?
www.nature.com
October 12, 2024 at 11:36 PM
🧪 Read more on carrion ecology: www.nature.com/scitable/kno...
Hello, Timothée. I'd like to join the science feed. Here's the link to my Google Scholar: scholar.google.com.br/citations?us...
Thank you.
Thank you.
October 8, 2024 at 7:31 PM
Hello, Timothée. I'd like to join the science feed. Here's the link to my Google Scholar: scholar.google.com.br/citations?us...
Thank you.
Thank you.
🧵Final - Vultures play a valuable sanitation service for us.
A study showed the population of Turkey vulture can remove 1000 tons of detritus/year, a service of more than 500000 USD, if it were done by humans😮
(Source: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...)
A study showed the population of Turkey vulture can remove 1000 tons of detritus/year, a service of more than 500000 USD, if it were done by humans😮
(Source: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...)
Nature’s clean-up crew: Quantifying ecosystem services offered by a migratory avian scavenger on a continental scale
Despite its importance for ecosystem and human health, the cleaning service provided by scavenging birds is frequently disregarded. We evaluated this …
www.sciencedirect.com
September 24, 2024 at 4:13 AM
🧵Final - Vultures play a valuable sanitation service for us.
A study showed the population of Turkey vulture can remove 1000 tons of detritus/year, a service of more than 500000 USD, if it were done by humans😮
(Source: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...)
A study showed the population of Turkey vulture can remove 1000 tons of detritus/year, a service of more than 500000 USD, if it were done by humans😮
(Source: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...)
🧵5 - Scavenging can reduce the spread of pathogens and diseases. However, it is also possible that they can help to spread some pathogens. It is an open debate, but carrion ecologists have agreed that vultures primarily reduce disease rather than spread it.
(Source: bou.org.uk/blog-plaza-v...)
(Source: bou.org.uk/blog-plaza-v...)
Vultures and condors may help to prevent the spread of infectious diseases
LINKED PAPER
Implications of bacterial, viral and mycotic microorganisms in vultures for wildlife conservation ecosystem services and public health. Pablo I. Plaza, Guillermo Blanco & Sergio A. Lamber...
bou.org.uk
September 24, 2024 at 4:02 AM
🧵5 - Scavenging can reduce the spread of pathogens and diseases. However, it is also possible that they can help to spread some pathogens. It is an open debate, but carrion ecologists have agreed that vultures primarily reduce disease rather than spread it.
(Source: bou.org.uk/blog-plaza-v...)
(Source: bou.org.uk/blog-plaza-v...)
🧵4 - Vultures eat rotting meat, but they don't get sick. Low stomach pH can neutralize "eaten" pathogens, as well as its specialized immune system.
youtu.be/GPJBw-TLYZQ
(Source: genomebiology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....)
youtu.be/GPJBw-TLYZQ
(Source: genomebiology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....)
Why Don't Scavengers Get Sick?
YouTube video by MinuteEarth
youtu.be
September 24, 2024 at 3:53 AM
🧵4 - Vultures eat rotting meat, but they don't get sick. Low stomach pH can neutralize "eaten" pathogens, as well as its specialized immune system.
youtu.be/GPJBw-TLYZQ
(Source: genomebiology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....)
youtu.be/GPJBw-TLYZQ
(Source: genomebiology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....)
🧵3 - Many people think vultures can kill livestock. However, this perception of vultures as predators is weakly supported by scientific evidence. In addition, these "fake news" can disrupt conservation actions in favor of these species.
(Source: conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....)
(Source: conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....)
Presumed killers? Vultures, stakeholders, misperceptions, and fake news
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 vulture species have....
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 24, 2024 at 3:43 AM
🧵3 - Many people think vultures can kill livestock. However, this perception of vultures as predators is weakly supported by scientific evidence. In addition, these "fake news" can disrupt conservation actions in favor of these species.
(Source: conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....)
(Source: conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....)
Vultures are mainly scavengers of vertebrate carrion. The activity of these birds in removing detritus from natural and urban areas can reduce carbon emission into the atmosphere.
(Source: www.scientificamerican.com/article/vult...)
(Source: www.scientificamerican.com/article/vult...)
Vultures Prevent Tens of Millions of Metric Tons of Carbon Emissions Each Year
Vultures get a bad reputation for their carrion-scavenging ways, but their dietary habits prevent the release of greenhouse gases
www.scientificamerican.com
September 24, 2024 at 3:32 AM
Vultures are mainly scavengers of vertebrate carrion. The activity of these birds in removing detritus from natural and urban areas can reduce carbon emission into the atmosphere.
(Source: www.scientificamerican.com/article/vult...)
(Source: www.scientificamerican.com/article/vult...)
📷 Barn Owl (Tyto furcata) - Bahia, Brazil
September 5, 2024 at 5:29 AM
📷 Barn Owl (Tyto furcata) - Bahia, Brazil