Tuesday, September 29, 2026
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Nature-strip gardens boost biodiversity, bugs and social benefits

University of Melbourne researchers have found that planting native gardens on suburban nature strips can boost urban biodiversity, with insect numbers increasing sevenfold and the number of species approximately doubling.

Nature-strip gardens boost biodiversity, bugs and social benefits
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University of Melbourne researchers have found that planting native gardens on suburban nature strips can boost urban biodiversity, with insect numbers increasing sevenfold and the number of species approximately doubling.

Originally published at Phys.org

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