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Map of national grasslands in the United States, depicted in yellow Entrance sign of a United States National Grassland area in South Dakota. A national grassland is an area of protected and managed federal lands in the United States authorized by Title III of the Bankhead–Jones Farm Tenant Act of 1937 and managed by the United States Forest Service.
Desert (arid) grasslands are composed of sparse grassland ecoregions located in the deserts and xeric shrublands biome. Temperature extremes and low amounts of rainfall characterise these kinds of grasslands. Therefore, plants and animals are well adapted to minimize water loss. [2] Shrub-steppe is also a type of low-rainfall natural grassland.
Map of national forests and national grasslands of the United States. The United States has 154 protected areas known as national forests, covering 188,336,179 acres (762,169 km 2; 294,275 sq mi). [1] National forests are managed by the U.S. Forest Service, an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. [2]
Grasslands — also known as savannas, prairies, steppes and pampas — are ecosystems found in parts of the world that do not get sufficient consistent rainfall to support forest growth, but get ...
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Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands are terrestrial biomes defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature. [1] The predominant vegetation in these biomes consists of grass and/or shrubs . The climate is temperate and ranges from semi-arid to semi-humid.
This category contains National grasslands of the United States; of the temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome . See also Category: National forests of the United States .
Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands in the United States (2 C, 25 P) Pages in category "Grasslands of the United States" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.