No-till soybean fields give (even some rare) birds a foothold in Illinois
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 10:31
in Biology & Nature
(Phys.org) —Researchers report in a new study that several bird species – some of them relatively rare – are making extensive use of soybean fields in Illinois. The team found significantly more birds and a greater diversity of bird species nesting, roosting and feeding in no-till soybean fields than in tilled fields.