But field studies in the Midwest suggest that planting native switchgrass, with a few other plant species thrown in for good measure, could actually help restore the grassland ecosystems that once covered the middle of the continent. (sciencemag.org)
Word had spread throughout Europe that there was land — empty land, free land — in the middle of the continent to the west. (bookbrowse.com)
Alice Springs is in the middle of the continent as is still classified as rural so it an ideal site to collect such info. (realclimate.org)