Episode 188: Exotic Dangers in the Urban Forest

<p>This episode explores new research, which has found that small perching birds, such as blue and great tits, avoid breeding in urban areas where there are many non-native trees.</p> <p>---</p> <p>Read this episode’s science poem <a href='https://thepoetryofscience.scienceblog.com/3657/exotic-dangers-in-the-urban-forest/'>here</a>.  </p> <p>Read the scientific study that inspired it <a href='https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00442-023-05319-8'>here</a>.   </p> <p>Read ‘The Birds’ by Linda Pastan <a href='https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/48912/the-birds-56d22a8819ded'>here</a>.</p> <p>---</p> <p>Music by <a href='http://smarturl.it/thepaperwaits'>Rufus Beckett</a>.</p> <p>---</p> <p>Follow Sam on social media and send in any questions or comments for the podcast:</p> <p>Email: <a href='mailto:sam.illingworth@gmail.com'>sam.illingworth@gmail.com</a>   Twitter: <a href='https://twitter.com/samillingworth'>@samillingworth</a>  </p>