Hit and Run: Effects of Scavenging on Estimates of Roadkilled Vertebrates

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Vertebrate road-kill patterns in Mediterranean habitats: Who, when and where (2015, unknown): “Finally, considering that carcasses suffer temporal degradation and the removal by scavengers (Antworth et al., 2005; Santos et al., 2011), we also included a methodological variable to control for the time elapsed since the previous survey.”
Roadkills of vertebrate species on two highways through the Atlantic Forest Biosphere Reserve, southern Brazil (2008, background): “In New South Wales, Australia, 30–50% of birds and mammals were removed from roads within a week (Taylor and Goldingay 2004), and Antworth et al. (2005) found very high removal rates of birds and snakes (60–97%) in Florida, USA.”
Ecosystem Services Provided by Birds (2008, background): “Studies quantifying carcass removal by scavengers indicate rapid removal or consumption (Houston 1986; DeVault et al. 2004; Antworth et al. 2005).”
An estimator of wildlife fatality from observed carcasses (2011, background): “…used to provide initial estimates of avian fatality caused by disease (Ward et al., 2006), pesticides (Balcomb, 1986), high-voltage power lines (Lehman et al., 2007), and collisions with stationary as well as moving objects, e.g., cars (Antworth et al., 2005) or wind turbines (Osborn et al., 2000).”