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A New Study Challenges the idea that Rapa Nui Islanders caused an 'ecocide' (www.sciencenews.org)
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[–] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 6 points 2 months ago

I thought they attributed their decline due to the introduction of rats from colonial ships. Rats ate a bunch of seeds etc. and did what invasive vertebrates do on island: destroy the ecosystem.