Knocking a Forest Off Balance

Invasive brown tree snakes have exterminated Guam's native birds, a loss that could affect the ability of some trees to regenerate.

GRAPHIC: Patterson Clark and Laris Karklis, The Washington Post - August 11, 2008

This Story Snake's Impact on Guam Appears to Extend to Flora Article \| One of the most infamous examples of what can happen when a nonnative species is introduced into a new environment involves the brown tree snake -- a voracious, semi-venomous species that in less than 50 years all but destroyed bird life on the northern Pacific island of Guam. Introduced... Transcript: Science: Impact of Tree Snakes in Guam Knocking a Forest Off Balance		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace GRAPHIC: Patterson Clark and Laris Karklis, The Washington Post - August 11, 2008 ¬es=Invasive brown tree snakes have exterminated Guam's native birds, a loss that could affect the ability of some trees to regenerate." onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us GRAPHIC: Patterson Clark, Laris Karklis, The Washington Post - August 11, 2008 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic
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