Rats on islands disrupt ecosystems from land to sea, researchers find

Seabird colonies on islands are highly vulnerable to introduced rats, which find the ground-nesting birds to be easy prey. But the ecological impacts of rats on islands extend far beyond seabird nesting colonies, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news123180667.html">Rats on islands disrupt ecosystems from land to sea, researchers find</a></p> <p>Seabird colonies on islands are highly vulnerable to introduced rats, which find the ground-nesting birds to be easy prey. But the ecological impacts of rats on islands extend far beyond seabird nesting colonies, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz.</p>