Data from: Habitat use and seed removal by invasive rats (Rattus rattus) in disturbed and undisturbed rainforest, Puerto Rico

• Main Authors: Shiels, Aaron B., Ramírez De Arellano, Gabriela E.
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: Dryad 2020
• Subjects: Montane forest; ground and understory foraging; pre-hurricane frugivory; Luquillo Experimental Forest; Guarea guidonia; Buchenavia capitata; invasive species; rodent seed predation; forest gaps; Rattus rattus; Tetragastris balsamifera; native tree vulnerability; present; Prestoea acuminata; Holocene; Life sciences; medicine and health care; Puerto Rico; envir; socio; Reu
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.tf806g8

Despite frequent occurrences of invasive rats (Rattus spp.) on islands, their known effects on forests are limited. Where invasive rats have been studied, they generally have significant negative impacts on native plants, birds, and other animals. This study aimed to determine invasive rat distribut...