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 ...

Ancient Marathi literature reveals that Maharashtra's savannas, dating back 750 years, should not be classified as degraded ...

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 ...

Researchers might have finally provided a solution to the ecological riddle of why tree abundance on Africa's grassy savannas diminishes in response to heavy rainfall despite scientists' expectations ...

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 ...

Biopact informs us that Namibia has an innovative plan to deal with the “plague” of “invader bush” encroaching on the country’s southwest African savanna pasturelands. Government officials hope to ...

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 ...