Phys.org

This rainforest was once a grassland savanna maintained by Aboriginal people—until colonization

If you go to the Surrey Hills of northwest Tasmania, you'll see a temperate rainforest dominated by sprawling trees with genetic links going back millions of years. It's a forest type many consider to ...
University of Sheffield

Trees could be key protagonist for forest–grassland transitions

A study investigating the transition from forests to savannas and vice versa has found trees could be the key protagonists. A study investigating the transition from forests to savannas and vice versa ...
World Wildlife Fund (WWF)

What are grasslands and why do we need to protect them?

Discover what grasslands are, their global importance, the threats they face, and why we must protect these key ecosystems ...
Mongabay

Carbon sequestration role of savanna soils key to climate goals

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 ...
The Conversation

High CO₂ can upset the balance of trees and grass in savannas ‑ what can be done about it

Sarah Raubenheimer receives funding from the National Research Foundation (NRF) and the Alliance for Collaboration on Climate & Earth Systems Science (ACCESS). Brad Ripley receives funding from the ...
Mongabay

To restore Brazil’s Cerrado, planting trees is a bad option, experts say

Almost half of Brazil’s Cerrado savanna has been deforested, and restoration proposals now center largely on planting trees in the degraded areas. However, as a grassland, and not a degraded forest, ...
The Guardian

Trees, grass, carbon dioxide and the battle for dominance

The African savannas appear peaceful but beneath the wings of birds and the hooves of mammals, a millennia-long battle is being fought. This struggle determines whether vast regions of the tropics and ...
The Conversation

The long shadow of colonial forestry is a threat to savannas and grasslands

Susanne Vetter receives funding from The National Research Foundation, ACCESS and Rhodes University. Large areas targeted for forest restoration in Africa, Asia and South America are covered by ...
The Herald-Times

Northern Indiana has areas of savannas

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 ...
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Planting trees is a good idea, but not everywhere – especially not in grasslands

Tree planting has been widely promoted as a solution to climate change because plants absorb the climate-warming gases from Earth’s atmosphere as they grow. World leaders have already committed to ...
Princeton University

More rain leads to fewer trees in the African savanna

In 2011, satellite images of the African savannas revealed a mystery: these rolling grasslands, with their heavy rainfalls and spells of drought, were home to significantly fewer trees than ...
AllAfrica.com

Africa: High Carbon Dioxide Can Upset the Balance of Trees and Grass in Savannas - What Can Be Done About It

Africa has larger expanses of savannas than any other continent. These ecosystems - mainly grasses and some widely spaced trees - support the continent's wildlife and livestock, and provide many other ...