Here is south Portugal, the cork tree is dominant and the geai distributes =
the seeds one inch deep in the soil so he can eat them in the winter. The s=
ame with other seeds in the central and north Portugal.
The scientists are experiment imitating the geai and it works very well, th=
e seeds germinate with litle water. So the noisi areas could be a problem w=
ithout geais to put the seeds in the soil.
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--- In Ray Mansell <> wrot=
e:
>
> Definitely relevant, I'd say. I live "in the country", but no matter when=
I
> try to record something there is *always* a constant background rumble of
> distant traffic. We also appear to be in a favoured spot for local small
> aircraft owners to fly over. And now that spring has arrived, the
> lawn-mowing brigade has begun.
>
> The inventor of the internal combustion engine has a lot to answer for...
>
> Ray
>
> On Fri, Mar 23, 2012 at 1:47 PM, Richard Folwell <>wrote:
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> > **
> >
> >
> > http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/17457323
> >
> > Not really to do with nature recording directly, but it seemed relevant=
.
> >
> > Richard
> >
> >
> >
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