Generally speaking, there are two types of grasslands: tall grass (wetter) and short grass (dryer).Īlmost all of the original tall grass ecosystem in the US has been replaced with corn (maize), a domesticated tall grass that’s a magnet for government subsidy checks. Less than 10 inches is desert, and more than 30 is forest. Grasslands typically receive 10 to 30 inches of rain per year (20 to 60 cm).
There are four biomes in the ecosphere: tundra, forest, grassland, and desert. I just read Richard Manning’s book Grassland, and it was most illuminating - every chapter was rich with information that was new to me, and important to understand.
When my family visited relatives in North Dakota, the vast wide open grasslands seemed so dry, empty, sad. I grew up across the street from a hardwood forest in Michigan.
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