Drawing Conclusions About Brown Tree Snakes
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1.10.B
1. The brown tree snake is native in areas such as Australia and eastern Indonesia. In
those ecosystems, the brown tree snake is not causing the decline of bird or tree
populations. So what makes this same species damaging in Guam? Identify some
characteristics a species may possess that would fuel its ability to cause ecological
damage, as the brown tree snake has in Guam. Provide some reasoning for why
you chose these characteristics.