Ecosystem responses to global change are often nonlinear. Ecological thresholds are tipping points beyond which small changes ...

Snakes live almost everywhere on Earth, except the polar regions, where it’s too cold for these cold-blooded animals. Snakes ...

A leading figure at Yorkshire Wildlife Trust has warned that nature is in a “massive crisis” across the country, as the group ...

Rainforest may be a rare feature in Yorkshire. But plans are in now in hand to create a new nature reserve in the heart of ...

The placement of solar panels in Colorado’s grasslands could help decrease ... to promote beneficial environmental conditions for the grasses grown beneath — it still provided a more favorable ...

A sweeping look at the vanishing American prairie and two crime novels set in Minnesota are this week’s offerings to our readers.

What they all have in common are grasses, their naturally dominant ... There are two main kinds of grasslands: tropical and temperate. Examples of temperate grasslands include Eurasian steppes ...

A prominent ecologist and landscape architect, has called on the state government to fund a grasslands seedbank to prevent further losses of rare native grasses in Werribee ... than 1 per cent of ...

Forage production declines by 75% as grasses are replaced by bare ground under trees ... based on the latest research from Twidwell’s program. “Temperate grasslands are recognized in the scientific ...

Temperate grasslands receive just enough moisture to support the growth of grasses, flowers, and herbs, but not much else. This article will focus on the plants, animals, and regions of the world ...

Due to the hot, dry summer climate, wildfires are common in temperate grasslands. Lightning usually sparks these fires, but human activity also causes them. The thick dry grass in temperate ...