Inner Mongolia: In 2005, scientists began reshaping an Inner Mongolia grassland; years later, plant-eating insects emerged as its strongest biological buffer
Herbivore species dynamics is key to grassland food web stability In 2005, scientists began reshaping a semi-arid grassland in Inner Mongolia by changing its mix of plants. Years later, when researchers checked how the local food chain held together, plant-eating insects emerged as its strongest biological buffer.The long-term study, published on 18 July in the…