If you build it, the birds will come -- if it meets their criteria
Wednesday, July 11, 2018 - 13:00
in Biology & Nature
A new study presents a case study on how bird surveys can better inform conservation and vegetation restoration efforts. Previous conservation methods have emphasized plants as the key to recreating habitat preferred by a sensitive animal. However, this study shows that there's more to the coastal sagebrush habitat of California gnatcatchers than just having the right plants present.