Braack L E O
Department of Research and Information, 1350, Skukuza, South Africa.
Oecologia. 1987 Jun;72(3):402-409. doi: 10.1007/BF00377571.
Carcasses are temporary resources which are unbredictable and inconsistent in their availability and locality. A recognisable community of interacting user arthrocods comprising sarcophages, coprophages, dermatophages, keratophages, detritivores, predators and parasites has evolved to exploit the carcass habitat. The large number of arthropods, close confinement, and limited duration of resources necessitates aggressive utilisation. The trophic relations, competition and successionary pattern of these arthropods is discussed. Several pathways to reduce competitive conflict are described. Succession at carcasses is viewed as being inherently different from the traditional concept as the habitat is non-replenishing and does not lead to a climax community.
尸体是一种临时资源，其可用性和所处位置不可预测且不稳定。一个由食肉蝇、食粪虫、食皮虫、食角虫、腐食动物、捕食者和寄生虫等相互作用的节肢动物组成的可识别群落已经进化出来，以利用尸体栖息地。节肢动物数量众多、空间封闭且资源持续时间有限，因此需要积极利用。本文讨论了这些节肢动物的营养关系、竞争和演替模式。描述了几种减少竞争冲突的途径。尸体上的演替被认为与传统概念有本质区别，因为其栖息地不可补充，也不会导致形成一个顶极群落。
