EnvThes
deprecated concept
[controlled by ] Leca Stefan 14.06.2013
MAES Working Group
[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.
prairie
grassland