Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Terrestrial biome defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature.
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Eurasian Steppe
The Eurasian Steppe, also simply called the Great Steppe or the steppes, is the vast steppe ecoregion of Eurasia in the temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome.
Steppe
Ecoregion characterized by grassland plains without trees apart from those near rivers and lakes.
Ecoregion characterized by grassland plains without trees apart from those near rivers and lakes.
the temperate grasslands, savannas and shrublands biome
Prairie
Prairies are ecosystems considered part of the temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome by ecologists, based on similar temperate climates, moderate rainfall, and a composition of grasses, herbs, and shrubs, rather than trees, as the dominant vegetation type.
Biome
Distinct biogeographical unit consisting of a biological community that has formed in response to a shared regional climate.
Distinct biogeographical unit consisting of a biological community that has formed in response to a shared regional climate.
8) Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands (temperate, semiarid)
Poaceae
Large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses.
Large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses.
Grasses dominate certain biomes, especially temperate grasslands, because many species are adapted to grazing and fire.
Wildebeest
Wildebeest, also called gnu ( or ), are antelopes of the genus Connochaetes and native to Eastern and Southern Africa.
Wildebeest, also called gnu ( or ), are antelopes of the genus Connochaetes and native to Eastern and Southern Africa.
It inhabits open plains, grasslands, and Karoo shrublands in both steep mountainous regions and lower undulating hills at altitudes varying between 1350 and 2150 m. In the past, it inhabited the highveld temperate grasslands during the dry winter season and the arid Karoo region during the rains.
Nearctic realm
One of the eight biogeographic realms constituting the Earth's land surface.
One of the eight biogeographic realms constituting the Earth's land surface.
The Eastern North America bioregion includes the temperate broadleaf and mixed forests of the Eastern United States and southeastern Canada, the Great Plains temperate grasslands of the Central United States and south-central Canada, the temperate coniferous forests of the Southeastern United States, including Central Florida.
Canadian Prairies
Region in Western Canada.
Region in Western Canada.
The prairies in Canada are a temperate grassland and shrubland biome within the prairie ecoregion of Canada that consists of northern mixed grasslands in Alberta, Saskatchewan, southern Manitoba, as well as northern short grasslands in southeastern Alberta and southwestern Saskatchewan.
Emin Valley
Located on the China–Kazakhstan border, in Central Asia.
Located on the China–Kazakhstan border, in Central Asia.
The Emin Valley Steppe is a Palearctic ecoregion in the Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands Biome.
Smoky Hills
Upland region of hills in the central Great Plains of North America.
Upland region of hills in the central Great Plains of North America.
The Environmental Protection Agency divides the region into two Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands ecoregions: the Smoky Hills proper constituting the Smoky Hills Ecoregion in the east; and the Blue Hills and Chalk Bluffs constituting the Rolling Plains and Breaks Ecoregion in the west.