{
  "id": 6423962,
  "title": "Grassland destruction causes shifts in plant traits that persist during recovery",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/grassland-destruction-causes-shifts-in-plant-traits-that-persist",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-24T07:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PNAS",
    "slug": "pnas",
    "url": "https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2533967123?af=R"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 36, September 2026. SignificanceDestruction of old-growth grasslands due to human land uses is contributing to the global biodiversity crisis. Yet, our understanding of why some plant species recover after destruction and others do not is limited. Analyzing data for 742 ...",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}