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Grassland

A grassland is an area (or ecosystem) where the vegetation is dominated by grasses. Sedges and rushes can also be found along with some legumes such as clover and other herbs.

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Evolutionary history

Ecology

Ecosystem services

Conservation and restoration

Types of grasslands

Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands ecoregions

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Grassland

Nodes162
Edges161
Triples138
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.012346
Components1

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related to Further reading · 23
Grassland → Applications, Batello, Biology, Courtwright, FAO, French, Grassland Ecology, Grasslands, Great Plains History, Julie, Kansas, New York, Oxford University Press, Perspectives, Prairie Fire, Results, Reynolds, Rome, Springer, Suttie
related to Conservation and restoration · 21
Grassland → Africa, Asia, Australia, Central Andean, Cost, Daurian, Despite, Earth, Maloti-Drakensberg, Mitchell, Mongolian-Manchurian, Nebraska Sand Hills, North America, Only, Puna, Restoration, Selenge-Altai, South America, Successful, These
related to Biodiversity · 13
Grassland → Although, Associated, Chalk, England, Estonia, European, For, Grasslands, In, North American, Owing, The, UK
related to Vegetation · 13
Grassland → African, Betula, Corylus, Crataegus, Dominant, In, North American, Portugal, Quercus, Quite, South American, Spain, Woody
related to Carbon sequestration · 12
Grassland → Above-ground, Because, Bedrock, For, Good, Grasslands, Herbaceous, Similarly, SOC, The, This, United States
related to Fauna · 12
Grassland → African, American, Earth, Grasslands, Grazing, Indian, Mites, Przewalski's, Some, Sunda, These, Typical
related to Degradation · 8
Grassland → According, Conservation, Global, Grasslands, International Union, IUCN, Nature, The
related to history · 6
Grassland → Cretaceous, Miocene, Pliocene, The, They, United States
related to Classifications of grassland · 4
Grassland → Meadow, Savannah, Schimper, Steppe
related to Definitions · 4
Grassland → Global Ecosystems, Included, Pilot Assessment, Stiling

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grasslands species soil semi-natural carbon land grazing also plants found grasses forest biome world many ecosystem savannas prairie plant due

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Grasslandis aarea0.90text
cloverinstance ofSedges and rushes can also be found along with some legumes0.80text
other herbsinstance ofSedges and rushes can also be found along with some legumes0.80text
grazinginstance oftheir maintenance depends upon anthropogenic activities0.80text
cutting regimesinstance oftheir maintenance depends upon anthropogenic activities0.80text
serpentine barrensinstance ofSpecies richness is particularly high in grasslands of low soil fertility0.80text
calcareous grasslandsinstance ofSpecies richness is particularly high in grasslands of low soil fertility0.80text
where woody encroachment is prevented as low nutrient levels in the soil may inhibit the growth of forestinstance ofSpecies richness is particularly high in grasslands of low soil fertility0.80text
shrub speciesinstance ofSpecies richness is particularly high in grasslands of low soil fertility0.80text
wildfiresinstance ofMany grasslands and other open ecosystems depend on disturbances0.80text
controlled burns or grazing to persistinstance ofMany grasslands and other open ecosystems depend on disturbances0.80text
although this subject is still controversialinstance ofMany grasslands and other open ecosystems depend on disturbances0.80text

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