Anthropology.netNov 6
A new study argues that rats, not just people, drove Easter Island’s deforestation. A few stowaways exploded into millions, gnawing through the island’s future—one palm seed at a time. #Archaeology #IslandEcology #RapaNui #Anthropology https://www.anthropology.net/p/rats-palms-and-the-fall-of-a-forest
Rats, Palms, and the Fall of a Forest: Rethinking Rapa Nui’s “Ecocide”

A new study suggests Easter Island’s deforestation was not just a human story but a rodent one—where a few stowaways changed the course of an island’s ecology.

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Sarah DalMay 30, 2023

Rathlin Island's Project to eradicate rats and ferrets - a fantastic piece on the Life Raft project from Channel 4 news
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dv2zhDjO_g

https://rathlin360.com/life-raft/life-raft-objectives/

#LifeRaft #IslandEcology #Rathlin #Seabirds

Island to eradicate rats and ferrets to save endangered seabirds

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Sjurdur Hammer, Ph.DMar 29, 2023
Long‐term trajectories of non‐native vegetation on islands globally https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ele.14196?af=R #islandecology