Even After 300 Years, Scientists Find Recovering Grasslands Can Remain Fundamentally Different

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Old Growth Savanna in Western MaharashtraEven centuries after disturbance, recovering grasslands can remain dominated by a different kind of plant than the old-growth ecosystems they replaced. Even after centuries of recovery, a grassland can still support a noticeably different plant community from an ancient landscape that was never plowed. A global analysis of 742 plant species found that secondary grasslands, [...]
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