Shalaby O A, deCarvalho L M, Goff M L
Department of Entomology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu 96822, USA.
J Forensic Sci. 2000 Nov;45(6):1267-73.
Decomposition studies were conducted to determine differences in rates and patterns of decomposition of carcasses hanging and exposed on the surface of the soil. These studies were conducted between 17 October and 17 December 1997 inside of Diamond Head Crater on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. The animal model was the domestic pig. Sus scrofa. The rate of biomass removal from the hanging carcass was significantly slower than that observed for the control carcass during the bloat and decay stages of decomposition. Internal temperatures for the control carcass were elevated above the ambient air temperatures during the earlier stages of decomposition (bloated and decay), while those recorded for the hanging carcass approximated the ambient air temperatures. There was a greater diversity of arthropod species recorded and numbers of individuals observed were higher for the control carcass. A significant site of arthropod activity was observed on the surface of the soil immediately under the hanging carcass and this became the primary site of arthropod activity as decomposition progressed.
开展了分解研究，以确定悬挂在土壤表面并暴露在外的尸体的分解速率和模式的差异。这些研究于1997年10月17日至12月17日在夏威夷瓦胡岛钻石头火山口内进行。动物模型是家猪，即野猪。在分解的膨胀和腐烂阶段，悬挂尸体的生物量去除速率明显慢于对照尸体。在分解的早期阶段（膨胀和腐烂），对照尸体的内部温度高于周围空气温度，而悬挂尸体记录的温度接近周围空气温度。对照尸体记录的节肢动物种类更多，观察到的个体数量也更多。在悬挂尸体正下方的土壤表面观察到一个重要的节肢动物活动场所，随着分解的进行，这里成为节肢动物活动的主要场所。
