Eliminating invasive rats may restore the flow of nutrients across food chain networks in Seychelles (IMAGE)

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Eliminating invasive rats may restore the flow of nutrients across food chain networks in Seychelles

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Example herbivore exclusion cages used to measure algal turf productivity, shown one day after installation (left), and upon removal after 4-7 days (right). Turf algae grows quickly in the absence of herbivores.

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Casey Benkwitt (CC-BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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