Grassland News

Posted August 15, 2006:

• Bison Hunters More Advanced Than Thought: Archaeologist

Posted August 7, 2006:

• Ancient Bison Teeth Provide Window On Past Great Plains Climate, Vegetation

Posted July 10, 2006:

• Researchers Identify Energy Gains And Environmental Impacts Of Corn Ethanol And Soybean Biodiesel

Posted July 2, 2006:

• Conservation Planning Loopholes Threaten Imperiled Species, Researchers Say

Posted June 7, 2006:

• More Than Drought Affecting Wheat Yields

Posted June 1, 2006:

• Ecosystems With Many Plant Species Produce More And Survive Threats Better

Posted April 12, 2006:

• Organic Nitrogen Gives New Clue To Biodiversity
• Higher Carbon Dioxide, Lack Of Nitrogen Limit Plant Growth

Posted April 4, 2006:

• Western Prairies Face Impending Water Crisis

Posted March 6, 2006:

• Disease Damages Wheat Roots, Thwarts Water Uptake

Posted February 28, 2006:

• New Research Forecasts Better Weather Forecasts

Posted December 6, 2005:

• Elevated Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Increases Soil Carbon

Posted October 13, 2005:

• Cattle Grazing May Help Rather Than Hurt Endangered Species

Posted October 8, 2005:

• Bugs Expose Underground Carbon Traffic System 10 Times More Important Than Fossil Fuel Burning

Posted August 10, 2005:

• Possible Sasquatch Hair Turns Out To Be Bison

Posted August 5, 2005:

• Global Warming's Effects Extend To World's Smallest Butterfly

Posted July 18, 2005:

• Grasshopper Takes To The Trees On Prairie Research Site

Posted June 19, 2005:

• A Home On The Range For Forage Research
• Great Plains Farmers Are Diversifying
• Rare Chalk Grassland Takes 50 Years To Recover From Military Use

Posted May 8, 2005:

• Nitrogen Fertilization Of Soil Puts Rare Plant Species At Risk, Nationwide Study Determines

Posted April 21, 2005:

• Beneficial Beetles Battle Pesky Saltcedar

Posted March 29, 2005:

• Beef Feeding Research Studies Pasture Vs. Grain

Posted March 21, 2005:

• Ideas About Fossil Horses Undergo Evolution In Thinking

Posted November 24, 2004:

• Livestock Grazing Study Finds Moderate Grazing Beneficial To Great Basin Plant Communities

Posted October 1, 2004:

• Increasing Uptake Of Carbon Dioxide By Soils Points To Promising Way To Mitigate Greenhouse Warming

Posted August 4, 2004:

• Where The Sage-Grouse Roam

Posted August 1, 2004:

• Droughts Like 1930s Dust Bowl May Have Been Unexceptional In Prehistoric Times, New Study Suggests

Posted April 21, 2004:

• Newfound Grasshopper Takes To The Trees On Konza Prairie

Posted March 4, 2004:

• Freeze-Dried Sperm Can Fertilize Rabbit Oocytes

Posted January 14, 2004:

• Sediment Samples Suggest How Plants Would Fare In Hotter, Drier Future

Posted October 13, 2003:

• Rabbit And Cow Graze Together

Posted August 21, 2003:

• Weather Extremes Shed Light On Prairie's Past And Environment's Future

Posted August 5, 2003:

• Another Global Warming Surprise: Grasslands May Become Wetter As Temperatures Rise

Posted July 25, 2003:

• Quarries May Be Last Chance For Many Rare European Butterflies

Posted June 17, 2003:

• Simulated Global Environmental Changes Impact Plant Diversity

Posted April 21, 2003:

• When The Rain Is Mainly Not On The Plains: Farming, Water And Sprawl

Posted March 10, 2003:

• Changes In Jet Stream, Storm Tracks, Linked To Prairie Drought Patterns, Study Finds

Posted January 24, 2003:

• Mongolian Road Threatens Last Great Over-Land Migration Of Asian Wildlife

Posted December 17, 2002:

• K-State Researchers Study Response Of Prairie Ecosystem; In Face Of Changes In Precipitation Variability, Climatic Extremes

Posted December 13, 2002:

• Increase In Rainfall Variability Related To Global Climate Change; Impacts On Ecosystems Are Greater Than Previously Anticipated

Posted November 19, 2002:

• Scientists Find Insects Can Alter Plant Chemistry To Help Them Find Mates

Posted October 21, 2002:

• Scientists Find Grass Yield, Carbon Storage Not Affected By Creepy-Crawlies In The Soil

Posted August 9, 2002:

• Trees Encroaching Grasslands May Lock Up Less Carbon Than Predicted

Posted May 16, 2002:

• End Of "Free Ride" On Ecosystem CO₂ Absorption

Posted February 25, 2002:

• Chinese Tallow Tree Invades Texas Prairies

Posted February 21, 2002:

• Scientists From Syracuse University And The Netherlands Create First Global Map Of Grazing Mammal Biodiversity
• Increased Water Vapor In Stratosphere Possibly Caused By Tropical Biomass Burning

Posted October 8, 2001:

• Common Native Plant Of Great Plains May Be Threatened By Climate Change

Posted July 23, 2001:

• Texas Tortoise And Cattle Can Co-Exist

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