New research shows prairie dogs play an outsized role in nutrient cycling, adding to their list of beneficial services as ecosystem engineers. Ann Batdorf, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation ...

Grasslands occupy a substantial portion of the global land surface and serve as critical reservoirs of biodiversity, carbon and forage for livestock. Grazing by large herbivores influences plant ...

Grassland degradation fundamentally reshapes how biodiversity supports ecosystem multifunctionality, shifting it from being plant-dominated to being mediated by soil microbes, according to a new study ...

Grassland ecosystems worldwide face severe threats from invasive species, which can disrupt native biodiversity, alter nutrient cycles and undermine ecosystem services such as forage production and ...

Grasslands provide food for millions of grazing animals across the world, but overgrazing along with climate change make these valuable ecosystems vulnerable to invaders. In particular, certain ...