Grasslands Content / Grasslands Content for ºÙºÙÊÓƵ en Grassland Study Examines Soil Viral Diversity in Drought /blog/grassland-study-examines-soil-viral-diversity-drought <p>Viral communities across a grassland area are not uniform, and understanding viral dynamics could lead to better insight into how bacteria in soil will react to drought and other climate changes, according to&nbsp;a new study&nbsp;out of ºÙºÙÊÓƵ.</p> <p>Viruses can affect microbes, the food web, the carbon cycle and other ecosystem processes, including controlling bacteria.</p> November 09, 2022 - 11:31am Andy Fell /blog/grassland-study-examines-soil-viral-diversity-drought Grasslands More Reliable Carbon Sink Than Trees /climate/news/grasslands-more-reliable-carbon-sink-than-trees Grasslands and rangelands are more resilient carbon sinks than forests in California due to wildfire risks and climate change, a ºÙºÙÊÓƵ study found,. This has implications for the cap-and-trade market. July 09, 2018 - 2:36pm Katherine E Kerlin /climate/news/grasslands-more-reliable-carbon-sink-than-trees Ozark Grasslands Experience Major Increase in Trees and Shrubs /news/ozark-grasslands-experience-major-increase-tree-and-shrub-cover <p>Woody vegetation, such as trees and shrubs, has increased dramatically in Ozark grasslands over the past 75 years, according to<a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10980-017-0569-9"> a study published this week </a>in the journal <em>Landscape Ecology. </em></p> <p>The study examines grasslands called dolomite glades in the Mark Twain National Forest near Ava, Missouri. It analyzed historical aerial photos and found that woody vegetation cover increased from 8 percent in 1939 to 59 percent in 2014.</p> September 20, 2017 - 2:39pm Katherine E Kerlin /news/ozark-grasslands-experience-major-increase-tree-and-shrub-cover