Ecosystem responses to global change are often nonlinear. Ecological thresholds are tipping points beyond which small changes in environmental conditions can have disproportionate effects on ...
A two-year North Dakota ranch study found that carefully managed cattle grazing improved grassland carbon retention, plant ...
New public-private effort will give ranchers the tools and resources needed to maintain working lands and keep grasslands ...
The $9 million grant from Walmart Foundation will establish the fund, which will also be supported by $9 million in aligned investment from McDonald’s USA and several of its key suppliers through ...
A greenhouse experiment in semi-arid grassland communities shows that richer arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities reduce ...
Too often, one ecosystem is overlooked in value and complexity in the workings of our planet. The images of a leveled forest or polluted waterway resonate much more strongly than the increasing ...
At Rajasthan’s Tal Chhapar Wildlife Sanctuary, Umesh Bagotia is helping restore native grasslands through habitat management, ...
The Smithsonian’s Great Plains Science Program (GPSP) was founded in 2018 to understand and address the complex challenges facing the planet’s threatened grassland ecosystems. Through sound science, ...
Broadcast version by Eric Galatas for Colorado News Connection for the Public News Service/Daily Yonder Collaboration If you spend any time at all on the prairie, someone is going to hurl that quote ...
Grassland ecosystems are shaped by a complex interplay of climatic variables, soil characteristics, disturbance regimes and land-use practices. Natural processes such as fire and grazing create a ...
Grassland ecosystems support a rich tapestry of plant and animal life, driven by interactions among climate, soil, management and biotic communities. Biodiversity in these systems is shaped by habitat ...