Biomes and Ecosystems

0421459 - BÚ 2014 RIV US eng M - Monography Chapter
Alba, Christina
Temperate grasslands.
Biomes and Ecosystems. Ipswich: Salem Press - EBSCO Publishing, 2013 - (Howarth, R.), s. 182-187. ISBN 978-1-4298-3813-9
Institutional support: RVO:67985939
Keywords : grassland * temperate biome * ecology
Subject RIV: EF - Botanics

Several characteristics of the temperate grassland biome have contributed to its importance in shaping people’s livelihoods and customs, as well as local, regional, and now global economies. In particular, the location of temperate grasslands at mid-latitude regions is conducive to human settlement. Large swathes of these grasslands cover parts of North America, South America, Eurasia, and southern Africa, while less extensive grasslands occur in Australia and New Zealand. An agreeable climate, highly fertile soils, and the availability of forage for livestock provided incentive for a diversity of people from these regions to settle in the temperate grassland zone. Given the history of human settlement in temperate grasslands, one of the main threats to their integrity is land use change. Prudent stewardship is required so that the healthy functioning of this biome, which is highly productive and of great economic importance, can be maintained over the long term.
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