{
  "$type": "site.standard.document",
  "bskyPostRef": {
    "cid": "bafyreicccdxfuetmpquvg2mu5hiarysqeqp4bgshuux4yalqiebhnvl3ru",
    "uri": "at://did:plc:izotgtw5czjnuqtpcldjnkjh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfebd4fy35m2"
  },
  "path": "/planting-trees-isnt-always-good-for-birds-study-finds/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-20T14:02:11.000Z",
  "site": "https://scitechdaily.com",
  "tags": [
    "Biology",
    "Birds",
    "Conservation",
    "Ecology",
    "Hiroshima University",
    "Ornithology"
  ],
  "textContent": "A study finds that shelterbelts in Japan’s wet farmlands boost edge-dwelling birds but reduce grassland species by about 74 percent, with populations recovering roughly one kilometer away, revealing a conservation trade-off. A team of researchers investigated how shelterbelts shape bird communities in an agricultural wetland landscape along the western coast of central Japan. Shelterbelts are [...]",
  "title": "Planting Trees Isn’t Always Good for Birds, Study Finds"
}