grassland ecology

Cute baby prairie dogs, badgers, hawks, pronghorns, bobcats, and bison are just of a few of the animals featured that live in grasslands such as prairies. Young readers will find out about prairie weather, underground homes, and how animals stay safe in grasslands.

Describes different kinds of grasslands, their importance, and the work of the people who help to conserve them.

Examines the tropical grasslands of parts of South America, Africa, India, and Australia, its climate, soils, and habitat for a variety of plants and animals including gazelles and antelope, grassland birds, wildebeest and lions, and other predators.

An introduction to savannas, or grassland biomes, looking at the living and nonliving environment of the grasslands, discussing global warming and its effects, and considering the future of the savannas.

Explains how the plants and animals of a grassland form a food web in which energy is distributed throughout the entire environment.

Describes the characteristics of the temperate grasslands, vast areas of land with no trees and lots of grass, examines the plants and animals that live in temperate grassland biomes, and looks at some of the major environmental concerns regarding temperate grasslands.

Provides an illustrated introduction to grassland biomes, explaining what grasslands are, how they work, the plant and animal life they support, the resources grasslands provide, and the problems of environmental destruction. Includes a look at the life of a young man living in Argentina.

Presents a short study of the various types of grasslands including edaphic grasslands, climatic grasslands, and derived grasslands, where they are located, endangered plants and animals, and efforts to protect them.