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Everybody Poops…

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

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Everybody Poops…

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  1. Everybody Poops… Patrick “Poopy Pat” Milligan -or- “Cascade effects of an invasive ant species on decomposers of the Mpala Research Centre environs”

  2. Pheidolemegacephala Caroline Stone 2014

  3. Decomposers!

  4. Experimental Design • 6 site pairs • 312 dung samples • 624 pitfall traps • Too much poo!

  5. Results (so far…) • Dung Samples: 16.5% lower species diversity in invaded areas • Pitfall Traps: 22.4% lower species diversity in invaded areas • Mass Lost per Day • 33.97% lost in uninvaded areas • 19.43% lost in invaded areas

  6. Was it worth it?

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