Broadly defined, grasslands are "areas dominated by grassy vegetation and maintained by fire, grazing, and drought or freezing temperatures." If it weren't for these maintenance factors ...

Restoring abandoned grasslands by removing woody vegetation and resuming traditional land management practices has positive ...

The popularity of native plants continues to grow, as evidenced by the fast-disappearing native plant offerings Saturday at ...

A new study combining satellite imagery with genetic analysis reveals that climate and land use changes are driving increased ...

Results from a long-term field experiment shed new light on how grasslands can be restored for nature, the environment, and ...

New research appearing in the journal Ecology Letters asks how local and regional factors determine the makeup of plant species in grasslands. Michigan State University researchers from the Brudvig ...

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 ...

Three major selective forces dominate the evolution of plant traits in grasslands, recurring fire, periodic drought, and grazing. These factors have led to the dominance of hemicryptophytes in ...

April is National Native Plant Month, an observance at the core of South Dakota's identity. People wanting to protect the state's beloved grasslands encourage landowners in urban and rural areas ...

But that also destroyed habitats for many wild creatures and native plants. Now, the 960-acre Orland Grassland Land and Water Reserve near Orland Park offers a glimpse of that ancient landscape ...