Patterns of energy flow through different ecosystems may differ markedly in ... phytoplankton is 10 to 1000 times faster than that of grasslands and forests, thus, less carbon is stored in the ...

Grasslands store about one-third of terrestrial ecosystems' global stock of carbon. Unlike forests, where carbon is stored primarily in vegetation, in grasslands most of the carbon stock is in the ...

All organisms in an ecosystem depend on each other. Food chains show the flow of energy from one organism to another. Food chains show the feeding relationships between organisms. Food webs show ...

The grassland region in Hesaraghatta forms a unique ecosystem close to Bengaluru and supports numerous species of flora and fauna, many of which are endangered. This area is a large carbon sink ...

Conservation & Society, Vol. 4, No. 1 (January-March 2006), pp. 1-35 (35 pages) Unlike wooded savannas closer to the equator, Lesotho's grassland ecosystem supports few trees. Where topography ...

and how these plants are essential to maintaining the grassland ecosystem. This clip is from the series Ecosystems and Biomes. This could be used to introduce students to the ecosystem of the ...

The team of scientists show that using single restoration interventions often leads to trade-offs among key grassland ecosystem services – for example the addition of low amounts of fertiliser ...