Flower strips are the focus of a Europe-wide research project involving scientists from the University of Würzburg. (Image: Didgeman / Pixabay)
Flower strips are the focus of a Europe-wide research project involving scientists from the University of Würzburg. (Image: Didgeman / Pixabay) Can flower strips combined with hedges improve biodiversity in intensively used agricultural areas? This is what a team from the University of Würzburg is investigating with project partners from four EU countries. The problem is well known: Worldwide, the quantity and diversity of insects are declining. The populations of many bird species have also shrunk drastically in recent decades. The reasons for this have been well researched. On the one hand, scientists attribute this decline to changes in land use, for example the increase in large monocultures such as corn and rapeseed. On the other hand, they also cite climate change with increased heat and long periods of drought as a cause.
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