More recently, scientists have examined the importance of plant diversity for ecosystem stability in terrestrial ecosystems, especially grasslands where the dominant vegetation lies low to the ...

Grassland ecosystems show abrupt changes when nitrogen fertilization exceeds key threshold. by INRAE - National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment ...

China's natural terrestrial ecosystems (NTEs), including forests, grasslands, shrubs and wetlands, play a crucial role in the global methane (CH₄) and nitrous oxide (N₂O) budgets.

There are quite a few things that pose a threat to the ecosystem, and deforestation might be one of the worst offenders. Here ...

Grasslands are everywhere—here are four things you should know about them August 6, 2024. Ben Marcus, Ryan Lavery, Kristen Goodhue, Ellie Tahmaseb . Swift foxes are among the many species that rely on ...

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has long called attention to grasslands as critically important ecosystems directly connected to the livelihoods of billions of people, home to 80% of the world’s ...

Not only do they provide a major source of food for humans, grassland ecosystems also constitute nearly 40% of the terrestrial biosphere, harboring a great diversity of animals and plants.

Grassland ecosystems store up to a third of the word’s terrestrial carbon sinks, yet they are being lost at a rate faster than the destruction of the Amazon rainforest.

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has long called attention to grasslands as critically important ecosystems directly connected to the livelihoods of billions of people, home to 80% of the world’s ...

Southern grassland ecosystems, and nearly all the plants and animals they supported, are gone. There is hope of bringing some of them back to life.

On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter talks about the loss of the largest grassland ecosystem in the world, plus concerns on Alaska cruise ships and the increased ...