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Coffee for the birds

By Guest PostJuly 18, 2019Sciencecanada warbler, cerulean warbler, coffee, desiree narango, doug tallamy, robert rice, shade-grown coffee

UD research investigates migratory birds’ habitat concerns on coffee farms

Coffee grown under a tree canopy is promoted as good habitat for birds, but recent University of Delaware research shows that some of these coffee farms may not be as friendly to our feathered friends as advertised. (more…)

Shade-coffee farms support native bees that help maintain genetic diversity in remnant tropical forests

By Guest PostJuly 27, 20101 commentEnvironment, Natureafricanized honeybees, Berkeley, biodiverse tropical regions, biodiversity, biologist, buzz, canopy of trees, chiapas, christopher dick, ecology, evolutionary biology, m. affinis, Mexico, miconia affinis, migratory birds, native bees, native trees, pollination, role, saquiyac tree, shade-coffee farms, shade-grown coffee, shalene jha, tropical forest, university of california, university of michigan

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Shade-grown coffee farms support native bees that help maintain the health of some of the world’s most biodiverse tropical regions, according to a study by a University of Michigan biologist and a colleague at the University of California, Berkeley.

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