Grassland insects face some of the most severe declines in species diversity and total
abundance, in part due to agriculture. Livestock grazing is the largest agricultural land use …

Targeted livestock grazing is a proven tool for manipulating rangeland vegetation, and
current knowledge about targeted livestock grazing is extensive and expanding rapidly …

Recent global declines of pollinator populations have highlighted the importance of
pollinators, which are undervalued despite essential contributions to ecosystem services. To …

Although livestock have been historically associated with land conversion and biodiversity
loss, well‐managed cattle grazing has been reported to contribute to conservation of open …

The Poweshiek skipperling (Oarisma poweshiek) was once a common prairie butterfly in
central North America, but is now critically endangered in Canada and the United States …

The provision of habitat on private agricultural land is vital to the persistence of native
species. This study aimed to understand how cattle grazing management strategies …

This chapter describes the current status of IWM for grasslands. Its focus is on management
practices available to influence transitions in a weed's life cycle: from the soil seed bank to …

Invasive grasses reduce native plant diversity in North America's tallgrass prairies and are
commonly controlled using herbicide followed by seeding of native plants. Despite the long …

The management of invasive alien species can affect the physical environment and the biota
of ecosystems, with potential positive and deleterious impacts on insect diversity. These …

Tall fescue (Schedonurus arundinaceus), an exotic invasive grass in North America, can
associate with a fungal endophyte that causes livestock toxicity. Native prairies are …