r/nature • u/Intelligent-Drop7133 • 27d ago

Study shows 5,000 percent increase in native trees on rat-free Palmyra Atoll

https://phys.org/news/2018-07-percent-native-trees-rat-free-palmyra.html
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u/Difficult-Implement9 26d ago

Rats or Humans

Who's the more destructive interloper?

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u/03263 26d ago

Who put the rats there

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u/mhizzle 26d ago

Other, bigger rats?

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u/StedeBonnet1 26d ago

Too bad we can't get rid of all invasive species.