How Feeding Birds May Be Polluting Local Environments
August 08, 2024
August 08, 2024
FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, Aug. 8 (TNSres) -- Northern Arizona University issued the following news:
New research led by an NAU alumnus shows that backyard bird feeders, although put out with the best of intentions, is changing the chemistry of local ecosystems, including introducing a potentially harmful amount of phosphorus into the environment.
The study, published Aug. 7 in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, shows that, collectively, the millions of household bird f . . .
New research led by an NAU alumnus shows that backyard bird feeders, although put out with the best of intentions, is changing the chemistry of local ecosystems, including introducing a potentially harmful amount of phosphorus into the environment.
The study, published Aug. 7 in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, shows that, collectively, the millions of household bird f . . .