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[-] BastingChemina@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

To bring a bit of hope, things can revert quite quickly too.

I've seen a study on a farmer who stopped using pesticide and started using permanent ground cover plants with their crops. In a year the amount of insect biodiversity at ground level was crazy. From almost zero to almost normal. There is no doubt that birds will quickly follow.

[-] MojoMcJojo@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Food chain collapse starts at the bottom, with the tiny things, then the small things.

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago
[-] GnomeAlone@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

The article seems to focus mainly on “backyard” birds that eat seeds, insects, etc. so predatory birds (like hawks, owls, etc), foxes, snakes, coyotes will probably take a hit. The populations of other things the predators eat will also be stressed since they will be hunted and consumed more frequently when there is less variety.

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