Seabird islands take mere decades to recover following rat eradication

Islands house a majority of the world's biodiversity and are thus critical for biodiversity conservation. Seabird nesting colonies provide nutrients that are integral to maintain island biodiversity and ecosystem function. Invasive rats destroy seabird colonies and thus the island ecosystems that depend on seabird‐derived nutrients. After rat eradication, it is unclear how long ecosystem recovery may take, although some speculate on the order of...