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Definition of Grassland
1. Noun. Land where grass or grasslike vegetation grows and is the dominant form of plant life.
Specialized synonyms: Bent, Hayfield, Meadow, Grazing Land, Lea, Ley, Pasture, Pastureland, Prairie, Savanna, Savannah, Veld, Veldt
Definition of Grassland
1. Noun. an area dominated by grass or grasslike vegetation ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Grassland
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Literary usage of Grassland
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Plant-geography Upon a Physiological Basis by Andreas Franz Wilhelm Schimper (1903)
"THE grassland formation is represented in the cold temperate belts by meadow and
steppe only ; savannah, which still occasionally occurs in mild-winter ..."
2. Biodiversity and the Management of the Madrean Archipelago: The Sky Islands edited by Leonard F. DeBano (1999)
"... Affinities in the Southwest MAMMALS Sonoran Savanna grassland, ... Chihuahuan
Semidesert grassland Plains and Great Basin grasslands Plains and ..."
3. Monitoring Bird Populations by Point Counts edited by C. John Ralph, John R. Sauer, Sam Droege (1998)
"Points were placed along roads and paired with points 400 m away from roads but
in similar habitat. grassland species such as Horned Larks (Eremophila ..."
4. Ecology, Diversity and Sustainability of the Middle Rio Grande Basin edited by Deborah M. Finch, Joseph A. Tainter (1996)
"Chapter 5 Desert grassland and Shrubland Ecosystems Samuel R. Loftin, USDA Forest
Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, Albuquerque, ..."
5. Ecosystem Disturbance and Wildlife Conservation in Western Grasslands: A edited by Deborah M. Finch (1998)
"I will explore several areas: • The history of the grassland herpetofauna • The
adaptations and habitats of grassland reptiles and amphibians • The ..."
6. Botanical Gazette by University of Chicago, JSTOR (Organization) (1918)
"There results a xerophytic grassland which has been designated "dry grassland.
... The dry grassland of Boulder Park has been the object of extended study ..."
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