This blog post is provided by Adrián Colino Barea and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the article “Herbivore and mesocarnivore carcasses trigger divergent short-term changes in soil properties“, which was recently published in Journal of Animal Ecology. This study explored the differences in scavenger activity and soil properties at mesocarnivore and herbivore carcasses. At dawn in Sierra Espuña Regional Park (Murcia, Spain), the landscape feels austere … Continue reading When death hits the ground: How carnivore and herbivore carcasses shape Mediterranean soils