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 ...

Theoretical ecology research at LZU aims to develop models on the grassland and arid land ecosystems in response to rapid changes. Using large-scale field surveys, long-term experiments ...

What measures are suitable for providing better living conditions for insects in typical german landscapes? This question was investigated by a research team from the University of Würzburg. The ...

Biodiversity is under threat worldwide. While the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem ...

I am a plant community ecologist working at the interface of ecosystem, landscape and population biology. My goal is to apply cutting-edge “usable” science to the challenges of restoration, species ...

To maintain grasslands nevertheless, "prescribed" burning, which is what land managers call controlled burning, is being discussed as a labor-efficient option. But not all grasslands are equal.

More information: Rapid shifts in grassland communities driven by climate change, Nature Ecology & Evolution (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41559-024-02552-z ...

A three-year experiment by ecologists from The University of Manchester, the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology and Lancaster University has revealed how our iconic chalk grasslands - damaged by intensive ...

PUNE: The Grasslands Trust and Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE) have observed that the soil carbon sink, biodiversity and ecological health in a five-hectare patch ...

Leading pine wilt disease experts from 19 research institutes and universities in China have reached the Xiangshan Consensus on the future development of the field in the next five to 10 years, the ...