Prescribed Content / Prescribed Content for ºÙºÙÊÓƵ en 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