Publications by authors named "Tanya A McLachlan-Troup"
Article Synopsis
- Predators can greatly influence prey populations and affect lower trophic levels, particularly in aquatic ecosystems, but the impact of aquatic mammals like the platypus remains under-explored.
- Our study focused on how the platypus affects benthic invertebrate populations in a mesotrophic lake and a dynamic stream ecosystem using exclusion experiments.
- Results showed that platypuses significantly suppressed invertebrate prey, especially detritivores and omnivores, with stronger effects observed in the stream compared to the lake, while effects on algae and sediment redistribution were minimal, indicating the need for further research to understand these variations.
