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Prairie - Wikipedia Prairies are ecosystems considered part of the temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome by ecologists, based on similar temperate climates, moderate rainfall, and a composition of grasses, herbs, and shrubs, rather than trees, as the dominant vegetation type
Prairie | Flora, Fauna Ecology | Britannica Midgrass, or mixed-grass, prairie, supporting both bunchgrasses and sod-forming grasses, is the most extensive prairie subtype and occupies the central part of the prairie region
Prairie - National Geographic Society Prairies are enormous stretches of flat grassland with moderate temperatures, moderate rainfall, and few trees When people talk about the prairie, they are usually referring to the golden, wheat-covered land in the middle of North America
Prairies and Grasslands - U. S. National Park Service At one time, a third of the North American continent was covered by grasslands French explorers named it the “prairie” which translates from French to “meadow” Many explorers saw desolation when they arrived on the Great Plains, a feeling that still takes hold of many travelers today
American Prairie - Grassland Groupies Prairie animals and plants change across North America depending on how much rainfall each area gets From West to East rainfall increases across the Great Plains leading to shortgrass prairies in the West and tallgrass prairies in the East with mixedgrass prairies in the middle
How America’s prairie was nearly destroyed — and why it should be . . . In putting hundreds of millions of acres of prairie to the plow, settlers not only forcibly displaced Indigenous nations, but completely altered the region’s ancient carbon and nitrogen cycles They also turned the region into an agricultural powerhouse
What Makes a Prairie a Prairie? - WNPS Blog - Botanical Rambles Ecologists recognize prairies based on a combination of traits: flat to gently undulating terrain at lower elevations with often rich soils, subject to droughty conditions in summer or periodic disturbances (like fire) that prevent trees from becoming common
Prairie High School Prairie High School, home of the Falcons, is a public school in Vancouver, WA, that serves students in ninth through 12th grades