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Solar farms offer biodiversity boost, study finds

Jocelyn Timperley
clock 28 April 2016 •
Solar farms offer biodiversity boost, study finds

Industry-backed study finds fields with solar arrays increase plant and bird diversity and have greater numbers of butterflies and bumblebees

Solar farms can significantly improve local biodiversity, delivering benefits to wildlife and potentially even surrounding crops, according to a new industry-backed survey. The study, published last...

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