Top-down effects of fire salamander larvae (Salamandra salamandra) on benthic organisms differs between habitat types

Abstract Fire salamander larvae are top predators in limnic habitats and feed on a wide spectrum of prey. For our study, we hypothesized that the larvae have a top-down effect on meiofauna, but that this effect varies depending on the habitat the larvae originate from. Therefore, we collected larvae...

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Main Authors: Christoph Ptatscheck, Laura Schulte, Jonathan Berger, Barbara A. Caspers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-97458-6
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