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 Design6 site pairs312 dung samples624 pitfall trapsToo much poo!

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

Was it worth it?