Birds are among Earth's most important nutrient-movers
October 19, 2026
October 19, 2026
ITHACA, New York, Oct. 19 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Birds are among Earth's most important nutrient-movers
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Birds play an outsized, underappreciated role in shaping Earth's chemistry, distributing nutrients across oceans, forests and coral reefs and sustaining life far beyond the nest.
Researchers from Cornell and five other institutions reviewed nearly 400 scientific papers to show how birds . . .
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Birds are among Earth's most important nutrient-movers
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Birds play an outsized, underappreciated role in shaping Earth's chemistry, distributing nutrients across oceans, forests and coral reefs and sustaining life far beyond the nest.
Researchers from Cornell and five other institutions reviewed nearly 400 scientific papers to show how birds . . .