The abundance of two dominant plant species (western wheat grass and blue grama grass) decreased with elevated CO2, which led to the increased presence of subdominant species and hence greater evenness in community composition. (science.sciencemag.org)
«If you disrupt some of the dominant plant lineages globally repeatedly, you could trigger trophic cascades by destabilizing the food web base, which doesn't work out very well for land animals,» he added. (sciencedaily.com)
The shores of Lake Turkana, in Kenya, are dry and inhospitable, with grasses as the dominant plant type. (sciencedaily.com)