Bird poop helps keep coral reefs healthy, but rats are messing that up


https://www.sciencenews.org/article/bird-poop-helps-keep-coral-reefs-healthy-rats-are-messing

The bird poop is rich in nitrogen and when washed away to the reefs, keeping it productive. Rats will eat the seabird's eggs, chicks, and even the adult brains. The rats are becoming a problem because the bird's give back to the ecosystem in positive ways. Scientists did a study on rat-free island and an island with rats. This study helped realize that the rat-free island was much healthier than the non rat-free island because it was more rich in nitrogen.

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  1. chrheaOctober 9, 2018 at 5:01 AM

    Include reaction/discuss implications.

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  2. AnonymousOctober 9, 2018 at 2:21 PM

    Its is interesting, are the the rats doing anything positive to the environment

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  3. AnonymousOctober 12, 2018 at 6:19 AM

    I think it's interesting how the different ecosystems interact and benefit or suffer because of each other.

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  4. AnonymousOctober 18, 2018 at 12:59 PM

    I never thought about bird poop being helpful to the ocean, this is really interesting!

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