Research Paper on:
Grasslands Ecosystems

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as well as theories on what has caused the loss of so much diversity in the grasslands. Solutions proposed based on cutting edge and available data. Stability reports derived from  national research foundations included as well as examples of various grassland systems in the United States and their overall stability/longevity/health. Commentaries are given from some of the top experts on  Grasslands and the ecological movement in the United States and globally. Finally, this paper offers potential problems, solutions for the future of the grasslands. Once, it can be  said, the Earth was a great globe teeming with wildlife, rugged mountains, vast bodies of water, and seas of grasslands. However, with the advent of mans dominion over his environment,  many of these resources were bent to the task of serving mankind and in the wake of this usage entire ecosystems that had existed and survived for, quite possibly, millennium  were destroyed, manipulated, or mutated. It can be stated that there are no virgin grasslands left in the United States and quite frankly one is hard pressed to find any  virgin grasslands of any size left on the globe. The definition of ecosystem, itself, has been the cause of some great debate over the last decade. However, experts believe in  some of the basic elements in the definition. Firstly, an ecosystem is a dynamic interaction and interdependence between plants, animals, and microorganisms and their environment. These all work together as  a functioning unit, or system. It works much along the same concept lines as the body, each facet necessary for the overall health of the unit. Ecosystems will fail if  they do not remain in balance. No community can carry more organisms than its food, water, and shelter can accomodate. Natures way of maintaining this balance is fire, disease,