The lives of Amamis are shrouded in mystery due to their rarity, but they seem to play a surprising ecological role.
to make food of their own . Instead, they suck energy away from a host plant. This means where their seeds end up matters, and the Amami rabbits “may facilitate the placement of seeds near the roots of a compatible host” by pooping in underground burrows, Suetsugu says. “Thus, the rabbits likely provide a crucial link betweenSubscribe
Understanding the ecology of an endangered species like the Amami rabbit can help with conserving both it and the plants that depend on it. An animal need not be in obvious peril for a change in its number to affect seed dispersal, with potentially negative consequences for the ecosystem. For example, “we think of robins as super common … but they’ve declined a lot in the last 50 years,” Rogers says. “Half as many robins means half as many seeds are getting moved around, even though no one’s worried about robins as a conservation issue.”K. Suetsugu and H. Hashiwaki.
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