Balancing Birds and Biofuels: Grasslands Support More Species Than Cornfields
Thursday, October 9, 2014 - 16:00
in Biology & Nature
In a new study, scientists examined whether corn and grassland fields could provide both biomass for bioenergy production and bountiful bird habitat. The research team found that grasslands supported more bird species than cornfields did, and new findings indicate grassland fields may represent an acceptable tradeoff between creating biomass for bioenergy and providing habitat for grassland birds.