Investigation of animal-related crime, and therefore submission of forensic cases to
veterinary pathology facilities, is increasing, yet many veterinary pathologists are unfamiliar …

The complex relationships between the changes in microbial community profiles and
postmortem interval (PMI) estimates have recently been discussed in the forensic literature …

Knowledge on the postmortem interval (PMI) of wild boar (Sus scrofa) carcasses is crucial in
the event of an outbreak of African swine fever in a wild boar population. Therefore, a …

Natural burials are interments where a body is buried without embalming fluids or coffins.
These burial grounds are ideal locations for retrospective multispectral analysis of non …

Soil is a dynamic matrix which can rapidly respond to disturbance events, such as the death
and the deposition of an organism. Moreover, soil can be considered an archive of data due …

Decomposing vertebrates impact ecosystems by stimulating animal, insect, and microbial
scavengers, perturbing biogeochemical cycles, and transferring elements back to the …

Postmortem interval (PMI) estimations which are used as evidence in Dutch court are
sometimes solely based on the experience of the forensic physician without a scientific …

Decomposing vertebrate cadavers release large, localized inputs of nutrients. These
temporally limited resource patches affect nutrient cycling and soil organisms. The impact of …

Anthropogenic land use causes global declines in biodiversity. Despite the knowledge that
animal carrion is the most nutrient-rich form of dead organic matter, studies on landscape …

Taphonomy is the study of decaying organisms over time and their process of fossilization.
Taphonomy, originally a branch of palaeontology and anthropology, was developed to …