Eating like a bird helps forests grow
Tuesday, April 6, 2010 - 21:28
in Biology & Nature
Lions, tigers and bears top the ecological pyramid -- the diagram of the food chain that every school child knows. A new study examines complex interactions in the middle of the pyramid, where birds, bats and lizards consume insects. These predators indirectly benefit plants, scientists report.
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