Scientific and political discussions around the role of animal-source foods (ASFs) in healthy
and environmentally sustainable diets are often polarizing. To bring clarity to this important …

Despite growing recognition of the conservation values of grassy biomes, our understanding
of how to maintain and restore biodiverse tropical grasslands (including savannas and open …

Grasslands cover one third of the earth's terrestrial surface and are mainly used for livestock
production. The usage type, use intensity and condition of grasslands are often unclear …

Human alterations to nutrient cycles, and herbivore communities,,,, are affecting global
biodiversity dramatically. Ecological theory predicts these changes should be strongly …

To maintain the high biodiversity of semi-natural grasslands, management by grazing or
mowing is needed. Given the limited resources and few remaining areas, the best …

This article introduces a Special Issue on biodiversity of Palaearctic grasslands and
provides a synthesis of the current knowledge on this topic. Four major categories of …

Poaceae (the grasses) is arguably the most successful plant family, in terms of its global
occurrence in (almost) all ecosystems with angiosperms, its ecological dominance in many …

Grasslands comprise one of Earth's dominant biomes, accounting for up to 40% of its
terrestrial area (Figure 1). The fundamental components of grassland habitats are grasses …

Aim National and international policy frameworks, such as the European Union's
Renewable Energy Directive, increasingly seek to conserve and reference 'highly biodiverse …

The evolution and subsequent ecological expansion of grasses (Poaceae) since the Late
Cretaceous have resulted in the establishment of one of Earth's dominant biomes, the …