Native Vegetation

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Goats + Island Ecosystems? Not a Good Match

What happens when you add goats to an island ecosystem? Scientists break it down. If you came across Redonda Island in the Caribbean, you probably wouldn’t think much of it. It looks like a giant, barren, good-for-nothing rock in the middle of the ocean. Maybe you’d double-take if you noticed some alarmingly skinny livestock wandering […]

Written by on April 6, 2018

Iguana Feces Support Biodiversity

Researchers discover that the Galápagos Land Iguana is providing an important ecological service by dispersing seeds of native vegetation. People often think of mammals as contributors to the spread of plant seeds—they eat the seeds contained in the fruit and later leave them behind elsewhere, a phenomenon known as “seed dispersal.” But, not only mammals do […]

Written by on December 15, 2016