In this episode we talk about old-growth grasslands, the Rodney Dangerfield of ecosystems. They are incredible rare and underappreciated.
References:
- Grassland Ecology
- Toward an old‐growth concept for grasslands, savannas, and woodlands
- High plant diversity and slow assembly of old-growth grasslands
- Lasting signature of planting year weather on restored grasslands
- Irreversible impact of past land use on forest soils and biodiversity