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Human Versus Animal: Contrasting Decomposition Dynamics of Mammalian Analogues in Experimental Taphonomy

Stokes, Kathryn L., Forbes, Shari L., Tibbett, Mark·2013·Journal of Forensic Sciences
DOI 10.1111/1556-4029.12115
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Taphonomic studies regularly employ animal analogues for human decomposition due to ethical restrictions relating to the use of human tissue. However, the validity of using animal analogues in soil decomposition studies is still questioned. This study compared the decomposition of skeletal muscle tissues (SMT s) from human (H omo sapiens),pork (S us scrofa), beef (B os taurus), and lamb (O vis aries) interred in soil microcosms. Fixed interval samples were collected from the SMT for microbial activity and mass tissue loss determination; samples were also taken from the underlying soil for pH, electrical conductivity, and nutrient (potassium, phosphate, ammonium, and nitrate) analysis. The overall patterns of nutrient fluxes and chemical changes in nonhuman SMT and the underlying soil followed that of human SMT. Ovine tissue was the most similar to human tissue in many of the measured parameters. Although no single analogue was a precise predictor of human decomposition in soil, all models offered close approximations in decomposition dynamics.

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Authors
Stokes, K. L., Forbes, S. L., & Tibbett, M.
Affiliations
  • The University of Western Australia (AU)
  • University of Technology Sydney (AU)
Corresponding author
Tibbett, Mark
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Forensic Sciences
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2013-03-28
Volume
58
Issue
3
Pages
583-591
ISSN
  • 0022-1198 (ISSN-L)
  • 1556-4029
DOI
10.1111/1556-4029.12115
OpenAlex
W2073149146
Cited by
74
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FWCI
4.68
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations
  • Journal of Forensic Sciences (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • UWA Profiles and Research Repository (UWA) (submittedVersion)
  • OPUS - Open Publications of UTS Scholars (University of Technology Sydney) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Insect Science › Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Soil and Environmental Studies
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
Keywords
human decomposition, skeletal muscle, soil decomposition, taphonomy, soil microcosms, pork, beef, lambs, microbial activity, mass loss, soil pH, soil electrical conductivity, forensic taphonomy
MeSH terms
Animals, Burial, Carbon Dioxide, Cattle, Electric Conductivity, Humans, Hydrogen-Ion Concentration, Nitrates, Phosphates, Postmortem Changes, Sheep, Soil, Soil Microbiology, Swine, Muscle, Skeletal, Forensic Pathology, Ammonium Compounds

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Stokes, K. L., Forbes, S. L., & Tibbett, M. (2013). Human Versus Animal: Contrasting Decomposition Dynamics of Mammalian Analogues in Experimental Taphonomy. Journal of Forensic Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.12115