Lanzhou University researchers have led the development of sustainable grassland agricultural systems, contributing to the assessment and restoration of degraded grasslands. Theory and application ...

The regional climate determines each biome's location. Grassland biomes have cold winters and warm summers, with some rainfall. You can find grasslands on every continent except Antarctica.

A major Chinese study has found that climate change is already causing profound environmental changes on the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, transforming the mountainous region into a vast grassland.

Those of us whose livelihoods depend on grasslands are vitally aware of their value, but many of us who only use the products these ecosystems provide are not. We know that grasslands contain ...

Jones, Holly P. Barber, Nicholas A. Gibson, David J. and Rees, Mark 2019. Is phylogenetic and functional trait diversity a driver or a consequence of grassland ...

The world's natural grasslands might sometimes seem a bit overlooked and under valued – but they’re hugely important environments. Some of the world’s best-known and iconic wildlife makes its home on ...

Today, however, the wild prairie is a shadow of its former self. And temperate grasslands, as a whole, are now considered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature to be the most ...

These areas are known by different names throughout the world. They can look desolate, generally containing few or no trees, except in areas along rivers and streams. But they are vibrant ...

Dey, R., Sharma, S.B. & Thakkar, M.G, ‘Maximising ecological value and assessing land suitability for sustainable grassland management in Asia’s largest tropical grassland, Western India ...

Hundreds of years ago, grizzly bears claimed a much larger area of Canada, their habitat stretched from eastern Manitoba all the way west across the grasslands. With the arrival of European ...

Bison lived for the past 10,000 years on the rich grasslands of the Great Plains of North America from what is now Canada to Mexico. On the northern Great Plains where my ancestors lived bison ...