1. Savanna ecosystems – defined by the coexistence of trees and grasses – cover more than one-fifth the world's land surface and harbour most of the world's rangelands, livestock and large mammal ...

Perennial grasses are a dominant component of grasslands, and provide important ecosystem services. However, most knowledge of grasslands' functioning and production comes from plot-level studies, and ...

Lately, I have been spending more time in the field, and I continue to be captivated by observing plants in their natural habitats. As a teenager, I was already fascinated by plants and animals, but ...

Africa has larger expanses of savannas than any other continent. These ecosystems – mainly grasses and some widely spaced trees – support the continent's wildlife and livestock, and provide many other ...

To preservationists, the mature stand of towering oaks, surrounded by nearly 2 acres of waist-high grass in West Pullman Park, is a thing of authentic beauty. But as many Far South Side neighbors gaze ...

What do large herbivores like elephants and zebras eat? And if – as researchers assumed — they eat many of the same things, then how do they share the spread of grasses and other plants across the ...

There are a few annoyances created when spring and summer rainfall is measured in feet rather than inches — and, as mentioned in this space on Wednesday, the rain in May and June around here ...

Australia has the largest intact savannas on Earth. Savannas are an ever-changing mosaic of ecosystems—from the sparse ...

The team ultimately collected 292 dung samples from dik-diks (a type of antelope)and six other species. What do large herbivores like elephants and zebras eat? And if – as researchers assumed — they ...

What do large herbivores like elephants and zebras eat? And if – as researchers assumed — they eat many of the same things, then how do they share the spread of grasses and other plants across the ...