EnvThes
type: ConceptScheme

deprecated concept
type: Concept

grassland
in scheme: EnvThes
type: Concept
note: [controlled by ] Leca Stefan 14.06.2013
scope note: MAES Working Group
definition: [Henderson's] n. biome found in regions where the average annual precipitation (ca. 25– 76 cm) is sufﬁcient to support the growth of grasses and other herbaceous plants but generally insufﬁcient to support continu­ous tree cover. In wetter regions grassland is maintained as a result of grazing by her­bivores. see alpine grassland, giant-grass community, prairie, savanna, short-grass community, steppe, tall-grass community, veld.
broader: deprecated concept
deprecated: true
preferred label: prairie @fr
creator: 0000-0003-0631-8231