Episode 861
Plants affected by noise pollution
We all dislike unwanted noise, and it's also having a knock-on effect on plant reproduction
Naked Scientists, In Short Special Editions Podcast · The Naked Scientists
April 30, 20213m 34s
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Show Notes
Noise pollution can be difficult to live with, and it turns out that plants are also impacted by too much noise, although not in the way you might expect. Jenny Phillips from Texas A&M in San Antonio has been studying the seedlings of native trees around gas wells in New Mexico. She's found that noise pollution can drive away the animals that some plants rely on to spread their seeds, as she explained to Katie Haylor... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Topics
jenny phillipsnoise pollutionplant reproductionnoise pollution and plants