Improving `silvopastures` for bird conservation
(PHYSorg.com Biology)

The adoption of `silvopastures`-incorporating trees into pastureland-can provide habitat for forest bird species and improve connectivity in landscapes fragmented by agriculture. But how do silvopastures measure up to natural forest habitat? New research from The Condor: Ornithological Applications shows that birds in silvopasture forage less efficiently than those in forest fragments but offers suggestions for how silvopasture habitat could be improved.