Temperate+Grassland+period+8

= ** TEMPERATE GRASSLANDS ** = ** By: Mariah Dobias and Axie Travis **

**Facts/characteristics of the Biome:**
 * temperate has less rainfall than tropical grasslands
 * greater range of temperature than tropical grasslands
 * grasses are the dominant vegetation
 * trees and large shrubs are rare
 * there's seasonal drought and occasional fire

**Location of the Biome**: North of the Tropic of Cancer and South of Tropic Capricorn. Some of the Major Temperate Grassland's include:
 * The Veldts of Africa
 * The Pampas of South America
 * The Steppers of Eurasia
 * The Plains of North America



**Consumers/Animals living in the biome** : In North America the dominant grazing animals are: the bison, and pronghorn.
 * Rodents include: pocket gophers and prairies dogs.
 * Carnivores: wolves, coyotes, swift foxes, badgers, and black- footed ferrets.
 * Birds include: grouses, meadowlarks, quails, sparrows, hawks, and owls.





**Producers/Plants living in the biome:** **Grass is the dominant vegitation, they also contain some trees like, cottonwoods, oaks, and willows in the river valleys. They have various species of grass like, purple needlegrass, blue gama, buffalo grass, galleta. Some of the types of flowers are: asters, blazing stars, coneflower, goldenrods, sunflowers, clovers, psoraleas, and wild indigos.**

**Dominant (keystone) species in the biome:** **Grass**

**Average Temperature Range for the biome:** In the summer it gets up to 100 degrees and in the winter it can get to as low as -40 degrees.

**Annual Precipiation for the biome:** The precipitation for temperate grasslands is 10 to 30 inches (25-75 cm) per year.

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