3. how might you describe the role the gray squirrel plays in this ecosystem?

The gray quirrel plays a significant role for the tree and its nutrients and food chain

The culprit was discovered to be rabbit hemorrhagic disease, a virus so deadly it has been likened to a plague. The disease, which has a mortality rate as high as 70%, had previously devastated rabbit and hare populations in China, Europe and Australia, first reaching domestic rabbits in the United States in 2018