In the earliest text written in Marathi, a language of millions in western and central India, a 13th-century religious figure ...

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

SHELBURNE- A simple change to a farmer's hay cutting schedule in Vermont could be the key to saving families of birds from extinction. Researchers are working with Vermont landowners to preserve some ...

Pune: As part of its ‘Grassland Conservation Programme’, the wildlife division of the Pune forest department has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with two non-governmental organisations ...

Savannas and grasslands in drier climates around the world store more heat-trapping carbon than scientists thought they did and are helping to slow the rate of climate warming, according to a new ...

Climate change will affect all ecosystems, and when they reach tipping points, regime shifts may occur. Vegetation areas may shift to alternative states. The savannah complex — which encompasses the ...

Savannas and grasslands cover a vast area, some 20 percent of the earth’s land surface — from sub-Saharan Africa, to the Cerrado in Brazil, to North America’s heartland. They also offer an enormous ...

In the spring of 1920, on a visit to Wilmington, out of the railroad car window, I saw a vast area literally covered with wild flowers," wrote pioneering ecologist B.W. Wells. "I immediately made up ...

The Wilson Bulletin, Vol. 116, No. 3 (Sep., 2004), pp. 211-223 (13 pages) Basic nesting information on grassland passerines is needed for improving grassland bird management. Among the information ...