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What is an ECOLOGIST?

A scientist who studies how organisms interact with their environments.

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What are two native seabirds of Midway Atoll?

Albatross chicks and The Bonin petrel

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What happened when humans accidentally brought rats to the islands?

The rats preyed on the birds, which almost disappeared.

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What problem does the plant crownbeard bring to the albatross?

This plant grows so thick that albatross have trouble walking.

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What problem does the plant crownbeard bring to the Bonin petrels?

The plant prevents Bonin petrels from digging their burrows.

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What happens when the golden crownbeard surrounds chicks in nests?

Adult birds may be unable to find them. The chicks can become trapped in the plant's stems and can stare.

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What species did Dr. Christy Finlayson notice living in the golden crownbeard plants?

He noticed that there are many insects living in them.

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What are the three species of nonnative ants on golden crownbeard?

They are crazy ants, tropical fire ants, and bigheaded ants.

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What is the connection among the goldren crownbeard, the ants and the treehoppers?

The golden crownbeard provides food to treehoppers. The treehoppers provide food for the ants.

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How do albatrosses feed their babies?

They regurgitate party eaten squid into their babies' mouths.

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