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Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands
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Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands is a group of biomes in which the climate is temperate to semi-arid.
- water : semi arid (wet season, dry season in summer)
- temperature : warm to hot season (often with a cold to freezing season in winter)
- soil : fertile
- plants : grass
- animals : many mammals, birds, insects…
Grasslands are characterized by grasses and other erect herbs, usually without trees or shrubs. Temperate grasslands occur in the dry temperate interiors of continents.
See also : Steppe
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more on this biome (http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/where_we_work/ecoregions/global200/pages/habitat/habitat08.htm)
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