The buritis, or moriche palms, are fighting for their lives in the streambed now lined with scorched earth. For two years now ...

As grasslands get abandoned, controlled burning is discussed as a labor-saving method of keeping forests at bay. A Kobe ...

Grasslands in Asia and North America differ in their responses to drought, according to a paper in the journal Nature led by ...

As grasslands get abandoned, controlled burning is discussed as a labor-saving method of keeping forests at bay. A research team found that this method results in higher biodiversity and a higher ...

A group of researchers from Kobe University in Japan has recently conducted a study that reveals the potential of controlled ...

Researchers have identified priority areas for conserving the black-tailed prairie dog in the United States. Protecting these regions will also benefit North America's Central Grasslands and the many ...

A new global data set makes it possible to track near-real-time changes in several types of vegetation across different ecosystems, including grasslands, savannas, shrublands, croplands ...

In an effort to better understand the carrying capacity of the Upper Missouri River ecoregion of central Montana, American Prairie scientists and managers would like to collaborate on a region-wide ...

Grassland ecology is the study of all aspects of the ecology of grasslands, which are regions dominated by grass species but containing other non-woody plants and, in the case of savannahs, some ...

LANSING Gary Groff fondly remembers hunting all day on his grandfather’s land as a boy. “For all my dad’s life, he could not ...

Once she arises from her bed, she peers out her windows, scanning for threats; a bird’s caw in her backyard sends her into a panic. Then she meticulously scrubs down her couch. When others hover ...