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Black rats rainforest invasion 'speeded by deforestation' [1]

Cutting down trees in rainforests facilitates the spread of invasive black rats, a study suggests.

Publication Date: 
02/02/2016
BBC (UK) [2]
Tags:
Forests [3], Deforestation [4], Rodents [5], Trees [6]
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