Were rats the cause of Rapanui's deforestation?
Rats, not men, to blame for death of Easter Island
A vast army of rodents gnawed its way through the Pacific paradise's palm nuts and left it a wasteland
By Roger Dobson
Independent Online Edition
Published: 07 January 2007
Although Easter Island has long been held to be the most important example of a traditional society destroying itself, it appears that the real culprits were rats - up to three million of them.
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A vast army of rodents gnawed its way through the Pacific paradise's palm nuts and left it a wasteland
By Roger Dobson
Independent Online Edition
Published: 07 January 2007
Although Easter Island has long been held to be the most important example of a traditional society destroying itself, it appears that the real culprits were rats - up to three million of them.
Click here for complete article.
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