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Native Landscaping in Urban Areas Can Help Native Birds

Source
Science Daily

Publication Date
2012-08-23

ScienceDaily (Aug. 22, 2012) — A recent study of residential landscape types and native bird communities in Phoenix, Ariz., led by a University of Massachusetts Amherst urban ecologist suggests that yards mimicking native vegetation and wildlands offer birds "mini refuges," helping to offset the loss of biodiversity in cities and supporting birds better than traditional grass lawns and non-native plantings.

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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120822184134.htm