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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Migratory animals have a role in the ecosystems spanning the territory they traverse. For instance, whale sharks migrate to Christmas Island to feast on the red crabs' larvae. As the parental ...

Christmas Island has been once again in the headlines ... this will trigger a mass mortality event in this valuable ecosystem and possibly give rise to microbes producing toxins, such as ...