Birds likely hold smart insights about coexisting in popular habitats -- especially as climate change looms. Scientists peel back layers of big data to tease out real-life answers.
Birds likely hold smart insights about coexisting in popular habitats- especially as climate change looms. But tapping into that knowledge has a big hurdle: knowing where and how numerous birds live successfully in vast environments., scientists at Michigan State University peeled back layer upon layer of big data to tease out real-life answers that until now have been explored mostly in small-scale experiments.
Past methods to understand how animals, birds or insects used space relied on experiments in laboratories or on small plots of land. Create a desirable space, then see what creature comes or stays. "We're interested in the circumstances that allow biodiversity to flourish -- what makes species co-existence possible?" Zipkin said."There's is a lot of pressure on biodiversity in the modern age. It helps to understand what types of conditions, at very small to very large scales, can facilitate the protection of species."
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