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Study: In California, Forest Fires Spark a Babel of Birdsong

from Mongabay, Aug. 4, 2020

Study: In California, Forest Fires Spark a Babel of Birdsong Mongabay, Aug. 4, 2020 In California, a group of researchers mapped the sounds of the hermit warbler (Setophaga occidentalis) and analyzed the impacts caused by forest fire on the birds' songs. The researchers found that the diversity of sounds increased in areas that had been affected by forest fires. Three factors impacted the songs: the fires; the massive effect of bird dispersion, which makes room for individuals from other groups to insert their "dialects"; and the time interval due to migration. READ MORE

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