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JAMESTOWN — A new study from U.S. Geological Survey biologists shows that grassland birds in North Dakota have responded more negatively to the expansion of c
A new study based on breeding bird surveys found that grassland birds reacted even more negatively to corn and soybean fields than they did to land used for oil and gas development.
North Dakota’s landscape has been extensively altered by agriculture and urbanization. More than half of North Dakota’s native prairie and wetlands have been converted to cropland or development.
The study indicated the biggest declines in grassland birds were in areas where corn and soybeans are prevalent.
JAMESTOWN, N.D. — A new study from U.S. Geological Survey biologists shows that grassland birds in North Dakota have responded more negatively to the expansion of corn and soybeans as