The global extent of the grassland biome and implications for the terrestrial carbon sink

A. S. MacDougall, B. Vanzant, J. Sulik, S. Bagchi, D. Naidu, T. O. Muraina, E. W. Seabloom, E. T. Borer, P. Wilfahrt, I. Slette, J. L. Hierro, D. E. Pearson, M. Abedi, M. Akasaka, J. Alberti, A. Aleksanyan, A. A. Amisu, T. M. Anderson, C. A. Arnillas, M. Ayer, J. D. Bakker, S. Basant, S. Basto, L. Biederman, K. J. Bloodworth, F. Boscutti, E. H. Boughton, C. M. Bruschetti, H. L. Buckley, Y. M. Buckley, M. N. Bugalho, M. C. Caldeira, G. Campetella, N. Cannone, M. Carbognani, C. Carbutt, M. A. Carniello, M. Cervellini, T. Chaudhary, Q. Chen, A. T. Clark, S. Cousins, M. Dalle Fratte, N. J. Day, B. Deák, J. Dietrich, A. Dixon, N. Eisenhauer, K. J. Elgersma, O. Eren, A. Eskelinen, C. Estrada, P. A. Fay, G. Fayvush, K. C. Flynn, D. García Meza, D. Gargano, L. Gherardi, N. T. Girkin, L. González, P. Graff, L. W. C. Hagenberg, A. H. Halbritter, N. A. Havrilchak, N. Herdoiza, E. Hersch-Green, K. Hopping, A. Jentsch, S. O. Jimoh, J. Kerby, K. Kirkman, J. M. H. Knops, S. E. Koerner, A. Koltz, K. J. Komatsu, B. I. Koura, S. Kruse, L. Laanisto, L. S. Lannes, W. Li, M. Liang, A. Lkhagva, L. López-Olmedo, P. Lorenzo, C. J. Lortie, A. Loydi, W. Luo, P. Macek, F. Malfasi, P. Mariotte, J. P. Martina, A. Martínez-Blancas, H. Martinson, C. Martorell, J. A. Meave, S. Medina-Villar, K. Z. Mganga, J. Monsimet, A. N. Nerlekar, S. Niu, T. Ohlert, I. Oliveras Menor, G. R. Oñatibia, Y. K. Ortega, B. Osborne, S. Palpurina, J. Pascual, S. C. Pennings, E. Pérez-García, P. L. Peri, M. Petit Bon, A. Petraglia, F. Pijcke, S. M. Prober, R. E. Quiroga, J. I. Ramirez, S. Reed, B. H. P. Rosado, C. Roscher, D. W. Rowley, I. Sereda, D. M. Small, N. G. Smith, Y. Song, C. Stevens, L. E. Suarez Jimenez, M. te Beest, M. Tedder, R. S. Terry, K. S. Thornton, D. Tian, G. Titcomb, O. Valkó, G. F. ‘Ciska’ Veen, R. Virtanen, E. A. R. Welti, G. R. Wheeler, A. A. Wolf, P. Wolff, A. L. Young, H. S. Young, L. H. Zeglin, K. Zhu, S. Zong, M. B. Siewert

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@article{allodium:10.1038/s41559-025-02955-6,
title = {The global extent of the grassland biome and implications for the terrestrial carbon sink},
author = {A. S. MacDougall and B. Vanzant and J. Sulik and S. Bagchi and D. Naidu and T. O. Muraina and E. W. Seabloom and E. T. Borer and P. Wilfahrt and I. Slette and J. L. Hierro and D. E. Pearson and M. Abedi and M. Akasaka and J. Alberti and A. Aleksanyan and A. A. Amisu and T. M. Anderson and C. A. Arnillas and M. Ayer and J. D. Bakker and S. Basant and S. Basto and L. Biederman and K. J. Bloodworth and F. Boscutti and E. H. Boughton and C. M. Bruschetti and H. L. Buckley and Y. M. Buckley and M. N. Bugalho and M. C. Caldeira and G. Campetella and N. Cannone and M. Carbognani and C. Carbutt and M. A. Carniello and M. Cervellini and T. Chaudhary and Q. Chen and A. T. Clark and S. Cousins and M. Dalle Fratte and N. J. Day and B. Deák and J. Dietrich and A. Dixon and N. Eisenhauer and K. J. Elgersma and O. Eren and A. Eskelinen and C. Estrada and P. A. Fay and G. Fayvush and K. C. Flynn and D. García Meza and D. Gargano and L. Gherardi and N. T. Girkin and L. González and P. Graff and L. W. C. Hagenberg and A. H. Halbritter and N. A. Havrilchak and N. Herdoiza and E. Hersch-Green and K. Hopping and A. Jentsch and S. O. Jimoh and J. Kerby and K. Kirkman and J. M. H. Knops and S. E. Koerner and A. Koltz and K. J. Komatsu and B. I. Koura and S. Kruse and L. Laanisto and L. S. Lannes and W. Li and M. Liang and A. Lkhagva and L. López-Olmedo and P. Lorenzo and C. J. Lortie and A. Loydi and W. Luo and P. Macek and F. Malfasi and P. Mariotte and J. P. Martina and A. Martínez-Blancas and H. Martinson and C. Martorell and J. A. Meave and S. Medina-Villar and K. Z. Mganga and J. Monsimet and A. N. Nerlekar and S. Niu and T. Ohlert and I. Oliveras Menor and G. R. Oñatibia and Y. K. Ortega and B. Osborne and S. Palpurina and J. Pascual and S. C. Pennings and E. Pérez-García and P. L. Peri and M. Petit Bon and A. Petraglia and F. Pijcke and S. M. Prober and R. E. Quiroga and J. I. Ramirez and S. Reed and B. H. P. Rosado and C. Roscher and D. W. Rowley and I. Sereda and D. M. Small and N. G. Smith and Y. Song and C. Stevens and L. E. Suarez Jimenez and M. te Beest and M. Tedder and R. S. Terry and K. S. Thornton and D. Tian and G. Titcomb and O. Valkó and G. F. ‘Ciska’ Veen and R. Virtanen and E. A. R. Welti and G. R. Wheeler and A. A. Wolf and P. Wolff and A. L. Young and H. S. Young and L. H. Zeglin and K. Zhu and S. Zong and M. B. Siewert},
year = {2026},
journal = {Nature Ecology \&amp; Evolution},
doi = {10.1038/s41559-025-02955-6},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-025-02955-6}
}

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AU  - D. Gargano
AU  - L. Gherardi
AU  - N. T. Girkin
AU  - L. González
AU  - P. Graff
AU  - L. W. C. Hagenberg
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AU  - M. Liang
AU  - A. Lkhagva
AU  - L. López-Olmedo
AU  - P. Lorenzo
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AU  - J. A. Meave
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AU  - K. Z. Mganga
AU  - J. Monsimet
AU  - A. N. Nerlekar
AU  - S. Niu
AU  - T. Ohlert
AU  - I. Oliveras Menor
AU  - G. R. Oñatibia
AU  - Y. K. Ortega
AU  - B. Osborne
AU  - S. Palpurina
AU  - J. Pascual
AU  - S. C. Pennings
AU  - E. Pérez-García
AU  - P. L. Peri
AU  - M. Petit Bon
AU  - A. Petraglia
AU  - F. Pijcke
AU  - S. M. Prober
AU  - R. E. Quiroga
AU  - J. I. Ramirez
AU  - S. Reed
AU  - B. H. P. Rosado
AU  - C. Roscher
AU  - D. W. Rowley
AU  - I. Sereda
AU  - D. M. Small
AU  - N. G. Smith
AU  - Y. Song
AU  - C. Stevens
AU  - L. E. Suarez Jimenez
AU  - M. te Beest
AU  - M. Tedder
AU  - R. S. Terry
AU  - K. S. Thornton
AU  - D. Tian
AU  - G. Titcomb
AU  - O. Valkó
AU  - G. F. ‘Ciska’ Veen
AU  - R. Virtanen
AU  - E. A. R. Welti
AU  - G. R. Wheeler
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MacDougall, A. S., Vanzant, B., Sulik, J., Bagchi, S., Naidu, D., Muraina, T. O., Seabloom, E. W., Borer, E. T., Wilfahrt, P., Slette, I., Hierro, J. L., Pearson, D. E., Abedi, M., Akasaka, M., Alberti, J., Aleksanyan, A., Amisu, A. A., Anderson, T. M., Arnillas, C. A., Ayer, M., Bakker, J. D., Basant, S., Basto, S., Biederman, L., Bloodworth, K. J., Boscutti, F., Boughton, E. H., Bruschetti, C. M., Buckley, H. L., Buckley, Y. M., Bugalho, M. N., Caldeira, M. C., Campetella, G., Cannone, N., Carbognani, M., Carbutt, C., Carniello, M. A., Cervellini, M., Chaudhary, T., Chen, Q., Clark, A. T., Cousins, S., Fratte, M. D., Day, N. J., Deák, B., Dietrich, J., Dixon, A., Eisenhauer, N., Elgersma, K. J., Eren, O., Eskelinen, A., Estrada, C., Fay, P. A., Fayvush, G., Flynn, K. C., Meza, D. G., Gargano, D., Gherardi, L., Girkin, N. T., González, L., Graff, P., Hagenberg, L. W. C., Halbritter, A. H., Havrilchak, N. A., Herdoiza, N., Hersch-Green, E., Hopping, K., Jentsch, A., Jimoh, S. O., Kerby, J., Kirkman, K., Knops, J. M. H., Koerner, S. E., Koltz, A., Komatsu, K. J., Koura, B. I., Kruse, S., Laanisto, L., Lannes, L. S., Li, W., Liang, M., Lkhagva, A., López-Olmedo, L., Lorenzo, P., Lortie, C. J., Loydi, A., Luo, W., Macek, P., Malfasi, F., Mariotte, P., Martina, J. P., Martínez-Blancas, A., Martinson, H., Martorell, C., Meave, J. A., Medina-Villar, S., Mganga, K. Z., Monsimet, J., Nerlekar, A. N., Niu, S., Ohlert, T., Menor, I. O., Oñatibia, G. R., Ortega, Y. K., Osborne, B., Palpurina, S., Pascual, J., Pennings, S. C., Pérez-García, E., Peri, P. L., Bon, M. P., Petraglia, A., Pijcke, F., Prober, S. M., Quiroga, R. E., Ramirez, J. I., Reed, S., Rosado, B. H. P., Roscher, C., Rowley, D. W., Sereda, I., Small, D. M., Smith, N. G., Song, Y., Stevens, C., Jimenez, L. E. S., Beest, M. T., Tedder, M., Terry, R. S., Thornton, K. S., Tian, D., Titcomb, G., Valkó, O., Veen, G. F. ‘., Virtanen, R., Welti, E. A. R., Wheeler, G. R., Wolf, A. A., Wolff, P., Young, A. L., Young, H. S., Zeglin, L. H., Zhu, K., Zong, S., & Siewert, M. B. (2026). The global extent of the grassland biome and implications for the terrestrial carbon sink. Nature Ecology & Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-025-02955-6

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