Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands is a group of
biomes in which the
climate is temperate to semi-arid.
*rainfall: semi arid (wet season, dry season in
summer)
*temperature: warm to hot season (often with a cold to freezing season in
winter)
*soil: fertile
*plants: grass
*animals: many mammals, birds
Steppes are short grasslands that occur in semi-arid climates.
Prairies are tall grasslands in areas of higher rainfall.
Heaths and
Pasture are, respectively, low shrublands and grasslands where forest growth is hindered by human activity, not climate.
Tall grasslands, including the
Prairie of North America and the
Humid Pampas of
Argentina, have moderate rainfall and rich soils which make them ideally suited to extensive agriculture, and tall grassland ecoregions include some of the most productive grain-growing regions in the world.
