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Fertilization Major Cause of Biodiversity Loss
The Epoch Times reports on a recent paper published in the journal Nature: The world’s grasslands are being destabilized by fertilization, according to a paper recently published in the journal Nature. In a study of 41 grassland communities on five … Continue reading
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Habitat loss, not poison, better explains grassland bird decline
This article on Eurekalert.org explains how loss of habitat, rather than pesticide use, is behind the decline of grassland birds worldwide: Last year, a pair of researchers linked the drop in the populations of grassland bird species, such as the … Continue reading
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