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implications for carbon sequestration Justine J Owen and Whendee L Silver Dept of Environmental Science Policy amp Management University of California Berkeley justineowenberkeleyedu . These grasslands are now largely found on distinct topographic features such as escarpments or dry valley slopes and sometimes on ancient earthworks in landscapes strongly influenced by the underlying limestone geology Natural England defines Down a 1! Temperate Grasslands ! ! ! One of the most extensive of the biomes ! North America: prairies 350 million ha running from eastern deciduous forest border to western cordilleras Konza Prairie, Vegetation alliances grasslands grasslandsvar. grasslands grasslandsCurrent extent in the bioregion Area protectedGeographyMajor occurrences are found on Palm Island in the south ofthe bioregion. Seve implications for carbon sequestration. Justine J. Owen. *. and . Whendee. L. Silver. Dept. of Environmental Science, Policy & Management, University of California, Berkeley, *justine_owen@berkeley.edu . By: Mihika Gogate. Contents. Read this power point to find out about the . Grasslands/savanna!. Where in the world are the grasslands?. Why are the grasslands unique?. What lives there?. Why are the Grasslands so important ?. By: Alexys Hanes, Samantha Webster. Bryce Doyle, Nicole Spillane. Introduction . It is the year 2032 and you live in the Grasslands. Let’s just say that the grasslands have just changed for the worst in the past 20 years. After a population boom, the population has decreased traumatically. Your natural resources have been severely depleted.. Central Sudan (East) – combination of desert grasslands and wooded grasslands. Southern Sudan – mostly forest and wooded grasslands, very fertile due to the White Nile and Sue . Jer. rivers. Central Sudan (West) – not as arid as the North, a combination of semi-desert grassland, grassland & forest. Relaxation. Travecology and Co.. . Deep and fertile soil due to buildup of dead branching stems and roots. Dominated by few grass species due to fire, drought, grazing. Large herbivores. Features. Climate. Animals & Their Environment. 2015. What is a grassland?. Dominant vegetation is grass. Make up about 25% of the land on earth. Found on all continents except Antarctica. Generally fairly flat and open. Grasslands Although grasslands are the dominant land use cover across Devon, there is great variation in their wildlife value. Grasslands are highly sensitive to disturbance or nutrient enrichment Grasslands are characterized as lands dominated by grasses rather than large shrubs or trees. .. There are two main divisions of grasslands: . tropical . grasslands, . called savannas and temperate grasslands.. By:. Stuart Smith, Veronica Estrada,. Sabastian Benavidez, and . Isabela . T. omovski. Geographic Location. Savannah grasslands are located near the equator, between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. . Derocher. . 4. th. period. Grassland Biome. Locations: . North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia . Abiotic Features. Biotic features for Grassland Biome. The badger is a carnivore. They live for an average of 20 years. They eat small mammals, lizards, snakes, insects, and carrion. Badgers have poor eyesight. They relay on sense of smell. Badgers have no natural predators.. F. luxes in Azerbaijan . Jan de Leeuw and . Afag. . Rizayeva. Faculty of Ecology and Soil Science . Baku State University. Baku, Azerbaijan . Overview. While preparing for this presentation we considered to give .