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