Grasslands

The USGS conducts studies on native grasslands and managed rangelands to assess ecosystem condition, determine spatial patterns of rare plants, and evaluate native plant diversity and species richness as impacted by past management and invasive species.

Listed below are examples of research projects available online and general information from USGS about grasslands.

• Biological Research on Fire in the West. Fact Sheet. (460 KB, PDF) (FRESC) (also related to Arid Lands, Fire, Forests, Invasive Species, Urban Expansion) (California, Sierra Nevada, Nevada, Oregon, Idaho, Great Basin, Mojave desert, Sonoran desert)

• Effects of Fire in the Northern Great Plains (NPWRC) (also related to Fire)

• PRAIRIEMAP: A GIS Database for Prairie Grassland Management in Western North America. Download the File. (845 KB, PDF) (FRESC)
  
  
• Regional Trends of Biological Resources — Grasslands (NPWRC)
  
  
• Restoration of Native Grasses After Control of Perennial Pepperweed (FRESC)

	More Research Samples from: Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center (FRESC) Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center (NPWRC) Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center (NoROCK)