On Christmas Island, scientists have now declared an “invasional meltdown” of the original ecosystem [Science News]. The latest evidence: The ants are so plentiful and bothersome that they're ...

At the moment, though, things are looking up for the crabs and the whole Christmas Island ecosystem as a result. That’s even after last year, where a much-delayed rainy season effectively halted ...

Yellow crazy ants could be interrupting the dispersal of some plants by birds on Christmas Island, according to a new study. Dr Dennis O'Dowd of Monash University in Melbourne and colleagues ...

Yellow crazy ants could be interrupting the dispersal of some plants by birds on Christmas Island, according to a new study. Dr Dennis O'Dowd of Monash University in Melbourne and colleagues ...

Climate change could be a special challenge to species such as Christmas Island red crabs or sea turtles that migrate to specific locations to reproduce, Shaw said. These animals do not live and breed ...

Since then, researchers at La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia, suggest that the ants have killed tens of millions of crabs — a huge impact on the island’s ecosystem. Christmas Island ...

Millions of red crabs crawled across Christmas Island on Tuesday ... acknowledge just how important red crabs are to our ecosystem and to our economy, to tourism,” he said.

As documented in the Science study, uninhabited Jarvis Island features a healthy, thriving reef ecosystem with a robust shark population. Neighboring Kiritimati, or Christmas Island, however, with a ...

A keystone species on Christmas Island, the health of the island ecosystem relies on a healthy red crab population.”Our main ...

“Decorating Christmas Island red for Christmas ... but for the entire island ecosystem.” The effort has seen the amount of red crabs double from 50 million to more than 100 million in ...