There are two main kinds of grasslands: tropical and temperate. Examples of temperate grasslands include Eurasian steppes, North American prairies, and Argentine pampas. Tropical grasslands ...

Grasslands go by many different names and are made up of two main types: tropical — also known as savannas — and temperate. The two types appear similar, but have different kinds of soil and ...

Biomes are defined by their unique vegetation and animal life, and the savanna is a type of grassland biome. There are two kinds of savannas: tropical and semi-tropical savannas. Tropical savannas ...

Savannas and grasslands have been converted at such high rates in recent decades, the researchers found, that they often exceed rates of tropical forest loss. The Brazilian Cerrado, for instance ...

Whatever you’re picturing, it probably doesn’t involve too much grass. But tropical grasslands and savannas, including Africa’s Serengeti and Brazil’s Cerrado, are also important tropical ...

Sorry, tropical rain forests. Grasslands have the most plant species—at least when the area studied is smaller than a few parking spaces. In a recent study ...

(Artist credit: Corbin Rainbolt) An international team of scientists has documented the earliest evidence for local abundance in eastern Africa of the types of grasses that now dominate grassland and ...

And in terms of conservation efforts, grasslands have been a bit neglected, compared to ecosystems like tropical rainforests. But increasingly, scientists are paying more attention to grasslands as ...

Dey, R., Sharma, S.B. & Thakkar, M.G, ‘Maximising ecological value and assessing land suitability for sustainable grassland management in Asia’s largest tropical grassland, Western India ...