Publications by authors named "Madison Evans-Clay"
Environ Manage
February 2021
Article Synopsis
- Horses are increasingly allowed on beaches, raising concerns about their impact on beach ecosystems in Victoria, Australia.
- The study compared invertebrate populations between sites with horse activity and those without across nine beaches, finding horses disrupt sand compaction but do not significantly affect invertebrate richness or abundance overall.
- However, invertebrate assemblage composition differed at most sites, indicating potential alterations to the ecosystem, highlighting the need for further research on how these changes affect sandy shore food webs.
