<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2025/2025-05-plant-biology-ecology-letters-brudvig.aspx" dsn="blogs"><homehero>true</homehero><categories>Plant Sciences</categories><broadcast>plantbiology</broadcast><articlePreview/><pubDate>04/16/2025</pubDate><title>Want to understand grasslands? Look at the bigger picture.</title><subTitle>New research examines the factors that influence the makeup of plant species in grasslands.</subTitle><description><p><span data-contrast="auto">Researchers from the </span><a href="https://www.brudviglab.com"><span data-contrast="none">Brudvig Restoration Ecology lab</span></a><span data-contrast="auto"> are attempting to solve a longstanding question in community ecology</span>.</p></description><highlights/><author>Caleb Hess</author><hero-image><img src="" alt=""/></hero-image><image><img src="/_assets/images/news/2025/05_ecologyletters_4.jpg" alt="Two men standing in a field of tall grasses."/></image><tags><tag>grassland biodiversity</tag><tag>plant biology</tag><tag>research</tag></tags></item>