Summary for policymakers. Grasslands cover about 70% of the world’s agricultural area. They have a crucial role in terms of food production and in the delivery of ecosystem services such as water supplies, biodiversity and ...

The livestock agriculture of temperate grasslands is a major provider of meat and milk to the world. These areas also deliver important ecosystem services and are central to tourism, amenity, and leisure in many countries. ...

In most forage grass and legume species the recovery of leaf growth following severe defoliation depends on mobilization of carbon and nitrogen reserves from the remaining tissues. Unusually, Lolium perenne L. is able to ...