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Unmowed strips attract insects, but many abandon partially mowed dikes
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Unmowed strips attract insects, but many abandon partially mowed dikes

Municipalities are increasingly mowing dikes and verges in stages, so that insects can make longer use of the plants growing there. Mowing is essential to keep a dike strong, explains ecologist Constant Swinkels of Radboud University. "If you don't mow, trees or sturdy shrubs suc

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Why Great Plains rivers depend on wetlands as well as climate
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Why Great Plains rivers depend on wetlands as well as climate

When a prairie river carries more water in one year than another, the obvious place to look for an explanation is the sky. A year with more snow and rain should have more water in rivers. That was also how I initially thought about year-to-year changes in river flow. But while st

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