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Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, And Shrublands




  • 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


Steppe s are short grasslands that occur in semi-arid climates. Prairie s are tall grasslands in areas of higher rainfall. Heath s 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.


TEMPERATE GRASSLANDS, SAVANNAS, AND SHRUBLANDS ECOREGIONS