Tiny but mighty: Insects can drive carrion decomposition in the absence of facultative vertebrate scavengers

Christopher Fust, Patrick B. Finnerty, James Vandersteen, Stefanie Bonat, Emma E. Spencer, Mathew S. Crowther, Rhys J. Cairncross, Philip S. Barton, Thomas M. Newsome

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10.1002/ecy.70495
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2026-09
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Ecology
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Wiley
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@article{allodium:10.1002/ecy.70495,
  title = {Tiny but mighty: Insects can drive carrion decomposition in the absence of facultative vertebrate scavengers},
  author = {Christopher Fust and Patrick B. Finnerty and James Vandersteen and Stefanie Bonat and Emma E. Spencer and Mathew S. Crowther and Rhys J. Cairncross and Philip S. Barton and Thomas M. Newsome},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Ecology},
  doi = {10.1002/ecy.70495},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.70495}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Tiny but mighty: Insects can drive carrion decomposition in the absence of facultative vertebrate scavengers
AU  - Christopher Fust
AU  - Patrick B. Finnerty
AU  - James Vandersteen
AU  - Stefanie Bonat
AU  - Emma E. Spencer
AU  - Mathew S. Crowther
AU  - Rhys J. Cairncross
AU  - Philip S. Barton
AU  - Thomas M. Newsome
PY  - 2026
JO  - Ecology
DO  - 10.1002/ecy.70495
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.70495
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Fust, C., Finnerty, P. B., Vandersteen, J., Bonat, S., Spencer, E. E., Crowther, M. S., Cairncross, R. J., Barton, P. S., & Newsome, T. M. (2026). Tiny but mighty: Insects can drive carrion decomposition in the absence of facultative vertebrate scavengers. Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.70495

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