Biodiversity — Grasslands comprise 35 of 136 terrestrial ecoregions identified as outstanding examples of diverse ecosystems. Food (cereals) —Wheat, rice, rye, and other major crop grains ...

This chapter describes some of the major terrestrial biomes in the world; tropical forests, savannas, deserts, temperate grasslands, temperate deciduous forests, Mediterranean scrub, coniferous ...

A paper published in National Science Review highlights the role of China's natural terrestrial ecosystems (NTEs) as ...

A new study has investigated how the relationship between mean annual precipitation (MAP) and grassland biomass changes when ...

Grasslands National Park, on the west side of Saskatchewan’s southern edge, represents one of the most threatened terrestrial ecosystems on the planet. For millennia, northern mixed-grass prairie ...

Read more here. The work of the Grassland Sciences Group transcends various disciplines, from soil science to ecosystem ecology, aiming to uncover the dynamics of grasslands, croplands, and forests.

With the arrival of European settlers, that all changed. As the grassland ecosystem was plowed and agricultural crops were planted, the bears were pushed from the open plains of the prairies to ...

It’s little wonder that the International Union for the Conservation of Nature declared temperate grasslands to be the least protected and most endangered ecosystems on the planet. If we fail to ...