Organic Farms Support A Third More Species

Tuesday, February 4, 2014 - 07:01 in Biology & Nature

Organic farms support more biodiversity, supporting 34% more plant, insect and animal species than conventional farms, according to a new paper. For pollinators such as bees, the number of different species was 50% higher on organic farms, although the authors stress that the study only looked at 'species richness'.  read more

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