Colorado State University researchers have identified priority areas for the conservation of the black-tailed prairie dog in the United States, extending from Montana to Texas and New Mexico to ...

Today, however, the wild prairie is a shadow of its former self ... Prior to European settlement, North America’s Great Plains were home to enormous, thundering herds of bison.

Other types of grassland grasses include a much taller type called big bluestem, which grows with very deep roots in the wetter parts of North America. In the 1930s settlers ploughed the big ...

Researchers have identified priority areas for conserving the black-tailed prairie dog in the United States. Protecting these regions will also benefit North America's Central Grasslands and the ...

‘cerrado’ in South America, ‘prairie’ in North America, ‘steppe’ in central Asia, ‘meadow’ here in the UK. What makes grasses so special is that they can survive and keep regrowing no matter how much ...

Grasslands in Asia and North America differ in their responses to drought, according to a new article. The findings show that differences in the dominant grasses and lower species diversity in the ...

They found the Eurasian grasslands saw a 43% reduction in annual productivity—plant growth each year—compared to just a 25% reduction in North America under the same conditions.

Protecting these regions will also benefit North America's Central Grasslands and the many associated grassland species that flourished there centuries ago. Today, this ecosystem—stretching from ...