News tagged with grassland birds

Birds in Flint Hills of Kansas, Oklahoma face population decline despite large habitat

The wide-open spaces of the Flint Hills may no longer provide a secure home on the range for several familiar grassland birds, according to research by a Kansas State University ecologist and her colleagues.

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Biofuel grasslands better for birds than ethanol staple corn, researchers find

Developing biofuel from native perennials instead of corn in the Midwest's rolling grasslands would better protect threatened bird populations, Michigan State University research suggests.

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 06, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0