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grassland

Also known as natural meadow, grasslands

thumb|upright=1.35|Typical grassland thumb|Setaria pumila, a species of [[Poaceae (the dominant plant family in grasslands)]] A grassland is an area (or ecosystem) where the vegetation is dominated by grasses. Sedges and rushes can also be found along with some of legumes such as clover, and other herbs. Grasslands occur naturally on all continents except Antarctica and are found in most ecoregions of the Earth. Furthermore, grasslands are one of the largest biomes on Earth, covering 31–69% of the Earth's land area. There are different types of grasslands: natural grasslands, semi-natural gras

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A grassland is an ecosystem where grasses are the dominant plants, though it may also contain sedges, rushes, legumes, and other herbs, and grasslands naturally occur on every continent except Antarctica. Grasslands are one of Earth's largest biomes, covering between 31–69% of the planet's land area, making them ecologically significant ecosystems found across most of the world's ecoregions.

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36,940 papers

Grassland biodiversity.Current biology : CB · 2021Petermann JS, Buzhdygan OYDOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.06.060
Grassland soil carbon sequestration: Current understanding, challenges, and solutions.ReviewScience (New York, N.Y.) · 2022Bai Y, Cotrufo MFDOI: 10.1126/science.abo2380
Sensitivity of North American grassland birds to weather and climate variability.Conservation biology : the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology · 2024Maresh Nelson SB, Ribic CA, Niemuth ND et al.DOI: 10.1111/cobi.14143
Grassland biodiversity and ecosystem functions benefit more from cattle than sheep in mixed grazing: A meta-analysis.Journal of environmental management · 2023Su J, Xu F, Zhang YDOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.117769
Deciphering the role of rodents in grassland degradation; A review.ReviewJournal of environmental management · 2024Hilal MG, Ji C, Li Y et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.122618
Nitrogen effects on grassland biomass production and biodiversity are stronger than those of phosphorus.Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987) · 2022Li W, Gan X, Jiang Y et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119720
Dynamic Response and Adaptation of Grassland Ecosystems in the Three-River Headwaters Region under Changing Environment: A Review.ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Kou Y, Yuan Q, Dong X et al.DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20054220
Ancient grasslands guide ambitious goals in grassland restoration.ReviewScience (New York, N.Y.) · 2022Buisson E, Archibald S, Fidelis A et al.DOI: 10.1126/science.abo4605

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Image: Khao Yai, Thailand, Tropical grasslands.jpg

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OpenStreetMap tag: natural=grassland
Commons category: Grasslands
equivalent class: purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000106
exact match: purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01001206

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Contents

Definitions
Evolutionary history
Ecology
Biodiversity
Vegetation
Fauna
Ecosystem services
Carbon sequestration
Other ecosystem services
Degradation
Causes
Land use intensification
Climate change
Afforestation or introduction of invasive species
Management
Types of degradation
Land cover change
Conservation and restoration
Types of grasslands
Classifications of grassland
General grasslands types
Tropical and subtropical
Temperate
Flooded
Montane
Tundra grasslands
Desert and xeric
Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands ecoregions
Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands ecoregions
See also
References
Further reading
External links

== Definitions == thumb|right|Coxilhas (hills covered by grasslands) in the Pampas, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil Included among the variety of definitions for grasslands are: "...any plant community, including harvested forages, in which grasses and/or legumes make up the dominant vegetation." "...terrestrial ecosystems dominated by herbaceous and shrub vegetation, and maintained by fire, grazing, drought and/or freezing temperatures." (Pilot Assessment of Global Ecosystems, 2000) "A region with sufficient average annual precipitation (25-75 cm) to support grass..." (Stiling, 1999)