everybody poops…
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Everybody Poops…. Patrick “Poopy Pat” Milligan. -or- “Cascade effects of an invasive ant species on decomposers of the Mpala Research Centre environs”. Pheidole megacephala. Caroline Stone 2014. Decomposers!. Experimental Design. 6 site pairs 312 dung samples 624 pitfall traps - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Everybody Poops…
Patrick “Poopy Pat” Milligan
-or- “Cascade effects of an invasive ant species on decomposers of the Mpala Research Centre environs”
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Pheidole megacephala
Caroline Stone 2014
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Decomposers!
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Experimental Design6 site pairs312 dung samples624 pitfall trapsToo much poo!
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Results (so far…)Dung Samples: 16.5% lower species diversity in
invaded areasPitfall Traps: 22.4% lower species diversity in
invaded areasMass Lost per Day
33.97% lost in uninvaded areas19.43% lost in invaded areas
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Was it worth it?