Scavengers in the human-dominated landscape dataset

Rapid urbanization is a major cause of habitat and biodiversity loss and human-animal conflict. While urbanization is inevitable, we need to develop a good understanding of the urban ecosystem and the urban-adapted species, in order to ensure sustainable cities for our future. Scavengers play a major role in urban ecosystems, and often, urban adaptation involves a shift towards scavenging behaviour in wild animals. We carried out an experimented at different sites in the state of West Bengal, India, to identify the scavenging guild within urban habitats, in response to human-provided food. Our study found a total of 17 different vertebrate species across 15 sites, over 498 sessions of observations. We carried out network analysis to understand the dynamics of the system, and found that the free-ranging dog and common myna were key species within the scavenging networks. This study revealed the complexity of scavenging networks within human-dominated habitats., The data was collected through video recordings and observations. , , ### Title: Scavengers in the human-dominated landscape dataset

| **Variable** | **Definition** |
| :-------------------- | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Day\_order | The day of the experiment from day 1 |
| Date | Date on which the experiment was performed (DD/MM/YY) |
| Session | Morning/afternoon |
| Habitat | Urban/ rural/ sub-urban |
| Habitat\_food | The combination of habitat of the experiment and the type of food provided |
| Place | Identity of the site |
| Food | veg or non-veg ...

快速城市化是栖息地与生物多样性丧失、人兽冲突的主要诱因。尽管城市化进程不可避免，我们仍需充分认知城市生态系统与适应城市环境的物种，以保障未来城市的可持续发展。食腐动物在城市生态系统中发挥着关键作用，而城市适应往往意味着野生动物的觅食行为转向食腐模式。我们在印度西孟加拉邦的多个实验点位开展了实验，旨在识别城市生境中响应人类投喂食物的食腐类群。本研究在498余次观测中，于15个点位共记录到17种不同的脊椎动物。我们通过网络分析探究该系统的动态特征，发现散养犬（free-ranging dog）与普通八哥（common myna）是食腐网络中的关键物种。本研究揭示了人类主导生境中食腐网络的复杂性。数据通过视频录制与实地观测采集得到。

### 标题：人类主导景观中的食腐动物数据集

| **变量（Variable）** | **定义** |
| :-------------------- | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 实验日序（Day_order） | 实验自第1日起的天数 |
| 日期（Date） | 实验执行日期（格式为日/月/年） |
| 时段（Session） | 上午/下午 |
| 生境类型（Habitat） | 城市/乡村/城郊 |
| 生境-食物组合（Habitat_food） | 实验生境与提供食物类型的组合 |
| 点位编号（Place） | 实验点位的唯一标识 |
| 食物类型（Food） | 素食/非素食 ...