Birds have a net benefit on production for some crops by controlling pests (IMAGE)

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Birds have a net benefit on production for some crops by controlling pests

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Researchers, including Dr. Cheng Huang, synthesize multiple global datasets, showing that birds can benefit woody crops and their disservice to herbaceous crops can be reduced by nonlethal measures.

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Bingru Li (CC-BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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