Daily Scuba News - Killing Rats Could Save Coral Reefs
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Killing Rats Could Save Coral Reefs
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So when you think of rats your, of course, don’t think of coral reefs, but scientists studying reefs on tropical islands say rats are in fact a direct threat to the survival of the reef ecosystem…yup…. rats are killing reefs.
A team of scientists working on the island on the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean found that invasive rats are decimating seabird populations, which in turn is decimating the volume of bird droppings which is a natural reef fertilizer. The scientists now advocate eradicating rats from all of the islands to protect the local reef and its marine habitats.
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