A lone tree makes it easier for birds and bees to navigate farmland, like a stepping stone between habitats

  • Written by: Carla Archibald, Research Fellow, Conservation Science, Deakin University
A lone tree makes it easier for birds and bees to navigate farmland, like a stepping stone between habitatsShutterstock

Vast, treeless paddocks and fields can be dangerous for wildlife, who encounter them as “roadblocks” between natural areas nearby. But our new research found even one lone tree in an otherwise empty paddock can make a huge difference to an animal’s movement.

We focused on the Atlantic Forest in Brazil, a biodiversity...

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