Dozens of studies have demonstrated that nitrogen pollution, due mainly to the burning of fossil fuels and agricultural ...

North America’s grasslands consist of tallgrass, mixed grass, and shortgrass prairie. Through expansion, 70% of our native ...

Although all ecosystems are affected by a changing climate, the impacts can take a while to appear. Changes in forest ...

The North American Grasslands Conservation Act has the potential to be a significant piece of conservation legislation by ...

A new paper that built upon prior research efforts in the Environmental Studies Department shows that grassland communities ...

An ecologically realistic 24-year field study of grasslands showed that elevated levels of carbon dioxide nearly tripled species losses attributed to nitrogen pollution.

Research from the University of Michigan reveals that unlike forests, which accumulate a 'climate debt,' grasslands respond ...

A city street may seem an unusual place to save species found in critically endangered grasslands. My new research, though, ...

Biologists estimate that there should be 3,000 adult ferrets in the wild to successfully recover this endangered species. To protect and restore iconic grassland landscapes, World Wildlife Fund and ...

The research, led by the University of Michigan (U-M), highlights how grasslands are adapting to climate shifts faster than forests.

North America’s grasslands consist of tallgrass, mixed grass and shortgrass prairie. Through expansion, 70 percent of our native grasslands have been converted to crops and pasture. Wildlife has ...