1. Treeless grasslands with climates that can support tree growth are common in upland regions around the world. In South Africa, the upland grasslands are adjacent to lowland savannas in many areas, ...

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 ...

The cerrado savanna in Formosa do Rio Preto, western Bahia state, Brazil, 2019. Grasslands — also known as prairies, steppes, pampas or savannas — are home to 25% of the world’s population and all ...

Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — Dry grasslands may have been providing an unseen helping hand to slow the rate of climate warning, according to a new study which found that these grasslands have been ...

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 ...

Giraffes roam in a wooded grassland savanna in Kenya's Nakuru National Park. The savanna grades into the woodland in the background. University of Utah researchers developed a new way to use fossil ...

Question: Resistance of the native community has been identified as an important factor limiting invasion success and invader impact. However, to what extent resistance interacts with disturbance to ...

The dictionary defines the word savanna as a “grassland containing scattered trees.” In my mind, when I picture such an area, I visualize the savannas of East Africa where once, and in some areas ...

… but our independent journalism isn’t free to produce. Help us keep it this way with a tax-deductible donation today. Oak savannas — open grassland studded by tall, spreading oak trees — once covered ...

Spring cleanup is underway at the Middlefork Savanna in Lake Forest, where prescribed burns have returned. Saturday’s burn included smoke on the horizon over the nearly 700 acres. Nearby wetlands ...