Vegetation Control through Grazing Capybaras are nature's lawn mowers. As dedicated herbivores, they graze tirelessly on ...

Regions of similar climate and dominant plant types are called biomes. This chapter describes some of the major terrestrial biomes in the world; tropical forests, savannas, deserts, temperate ...

Often conjuring images of dank, smelly, mosquito-infested wastelands, upon closer look, wetlands are actually biologically diverse and productive ecosystems. Home to a variety of plant life ...

Brazil's savanna-like biome. Scientists at São Paulo State University (UNESP) studied the effect of smoke on seed germination for 44 plant species typical of the Cerrado, as reported in an ...

The world's largest tropical wetland is under threat, with scientists warning that devastating wildfires and a proposed commercial waterway could spell the "end of an entire biome". "Nowhere else ...

More than 6,000 plant species are found in this region, including 1,600 succulent plants. About 40% of the biome's flora grow nowhere else in the world. Because it is a harsh environment with ...