John Steinbeck once described the corridor between Monterey and Salinas as the “pastures of heaven” for the grasslands flowering with blazing orange California poppies and other local species.

As grasslands get abandoned, controlled burning is discussed as a labor-saving method of keeping forests at bay. A Kobe University research team found that this method results in higher biodiversity ...

They found that precipitation deficits in the top 100 ... largely not as severe on vegetation as the ones that occurred in grasslands. For example, one of the longest-lasting meteorological ...

The biome concept organizes large-scale ecological variation. Terrestrial biomes are distinguished primarily by their predominant vegetation, and are mainly determined by temperature and rainfall.

Investigating how grassland responds to global changes, particularly, to changed rainfall patterns and their interactions with other global change factors (GCF) is the focus of an IGS team led by ...

Grasslands in Asia and North America differ in their responses to drought, according to a new paper in the journal Nature led by faculty at Colorado State University. The findings show that ...

How climate change may alter hydrology of grassland ecosystems Date: January 16, 2025 Source: University of Maryland Summary: New research reveals that drought and increased temperatures in a CO2 ...

New research co-led by the University of Maryland reveals that drought and increased temperatures in a CO2-rich climate can dramatically alter how grasslands use and move water. The study provides ...