Geography
Temperate grasslands, which average between 10 and 30 inches (25 and 75 centimeters) of rain per year, have shorter grasses, sometimes just a few millimeters. These areas have two seasons: a growing season and a dormant season. During the dormant season, no grass can grow because it is too...
Temperate grasslands, which average between 10 and 30 inches (25 and 75 centimeters) of rain per year, have shorter grasses, sometimes just a few millimeters. These areas have two seasons: a growing season and a dormant season. During the dormant season, no grass can grow because it is too...
Animals
Animals that live in temperate grasslands must adjust to dry terrain in which just 10 to 30 inches of rain falls per year, making temperate grasslands less diverse than the wetter savanna grasslands...
Animals that live in temperate grasslands must adjust to dry terrain in which just 10 to 30 inches of rain falls per year, making temperate grasslands less diverse than the wetter savanna grasslands...
Plants
Grass. That would seem to be a good indicator "species" for a grassland. Alas, it's more complicated than that. The North American Prairies, for instance, were a lot more diverse than just grasses. First, we should make a distinction between grasses and other grassland plants. Grasses are monocots...
Grass. That would seem to be a good indicator "species" for a grassland. Alas, it's more complicated than that. The North American Prairies, for instance, were a lot more diverse than just grasses. First, we should make a distinction between grasses and other grassland plants. Grasses are monocots...
Climate
The climate for grasslands is basically dry. Precipitation usually does not exceed 100 cm per year, with a minimum near 20 cm per year. Also, grasslands tend to be in temperate to subtropical areas, often with cold winters and hot...
The climate for grasslands is basically dry. Precipitation usually does not exceed 100 cm per year, with a minimum near 20 cm per year. Also, grasslands tend to be in temperate to subtropical areas, often with cold winters and hot...