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  • Nearly level or rolling grassland, originally treeless or with a few scattered trees, and usually on fertile soils. It may be characterized as a short-grass, intermediate-grass, or tall-grass prairie depending on the influence of a continental climate and variation in total summer precipitation, rate of evapo-transpiration, periodic fire and soil depth. Soil depth and precipitation generally increase from west to east and vegetation changes from short-grass prairie in the west to tall-grass prairie in the east. (Example: North America).

    Created: 9/16/22

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http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_6154

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