Grassland Ecosystem Research Unit (UREP) has the following research output in the current window (1 October 2024 - 30 September 2025) of the Nature Index. Click on Count to view a list of articles ...

Grassland degradation fundamentally reshapes how biodiversity supports ecosystem multifunctionality, shifting it from being plant-dominated to being mediated by soil microbes, according to a new study ...

Too often, one ecosystem is overlooked in value and complexity in the workings of our planet. The images of a leveled forest or polluted waterway resonate much more strongly than the increasing ...

Rupestrian grasslands form an ecosystem of extremes: covering a mere 0.8% of Brazil’s territory, they are home to 15% of the nation’s flora. Of the 5,700 plant species catalogued, 40% can only be ...

As a dry spell stretches from months to years, grasslands can adapt — to a point. A recent paper in the journal Science, “Drought intensity and duration interact to magnify losses in primary ...

A reflection of the planet’s increasingly volatile climate and the enduring influence of industrial interests, North American grasslands find themselves at the epicenter of one of the most severe ...

Nestled away from encroaching urbanization and expanding development, the sprawling grasslands at Lubbock Lake Landmark stand as a poignant reminder of the boundless beauty that once blanketed the ...

In an effort to protect grasslands, a plan to cull pikas and zokors in China is having the opposite effect, say scientists. Now, a new paper reveals another example of the eradication of a keystone ...

In the face of climate change, accelerating nature loss and growing food insecurity, protecting and restoring grasslands and savannahs is more urgent than ever. With less than 10% of these ecosystems ...

As a research scholar at the Indian Institute for Science Education and Research, I once monitored birds that inhabited tall wet grasslands in Daying Ering Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary, a protected ...