PPT-Prairies

By Matthew and David Prairies What Is a Prairie A prairie is a long vast grassland mainly consisting of bundles of trees few hills and mountains and alive with all sorts of animals and insects. Elymus canadensis Canada wildrye 24 Covers an area rapidly selfseeds Festuca ovina sheeps fescue 624 Common on sandy soils quite drought and shade tolerant bunch grass Festuca rubra red fescue 624 Common lawn grass is quite shade and drought toleran What is a prairie? • Prairies are composed of plants that are seldom found LQRWKHUKDELWDWV7KH\DUHGH The Prairies of OhioAt the time of pioneer settlement, more than 300 natural prairie areas existed in Ohio. Most were small, but some spread into several townships.The prairies of Ohio were for the mo General Description: Calcareous prairies are typically small, naturally treeless areas occurring on in the uplands of central, western, and northwest Louisiana. The herbaceous flora is very diver Salt marshes, the croplands and pastures of the estuary, areas on the planet. and near-shore saltwater sport fishes are vitally linked to the estuarine environment. A number of popular food and spor bisonburrowing owlbobolink dickcissel dragonfly garter snake pocket gopher grasshopper meadowlark monarchbutterfly harvest mouse northern harrier red fox upland sandpiper soil organisms cricket thirte Grassland Biomes. Grass. Looking outside at grass, you don’t usually think much of it. However, grass . Feeds billions of organisms worldwide. Bread and cereal. Grains are domestic grasses. Start of many food webs. of Texas. And the effects of . weathering,erosion. , and deposition. Factors Affecting . Our Ecoregions. . Weathering. . – chemical and physical break down of rocks into sediment. Erosion. – the movement of sediment from one place to another. Ecozone. Glossary Words! . Potholes. Slough. Drought. Badlands. Grasslands. Shel. t. erbelt. Windbreak. Chinook. Landscape. The Prairie land is very distinct. From above, the land appears flat. However, a closer view reveals depressions in the soil (potholes) that are left behind by glaciers. . A Tale of Two Projects. Russ Benedict, Biology Department, Central College. Lisa Schulte Moore, Dept. of NREM, Iowa State University. What is Tallgrass Prairie?. Grassland dominated by specific grasses. Can you identify these?. 1. deserts. 2. canyons. 3. mountains. 4. beaches. 5. meadows. 6. swamps. 7. pine forests . ALL OF THEM!. 1. deserts – Chihuahuan Desert . 2. canyons – Palo Duro Canyon . Graders. in the library. Alphabet. Abilene. Russell Stover Candies is in Abilene, KS. . Some factories make flower or animal food.. Dwight D. was raze in Abilene.. Buffalo. Baby buffalo can sniff really good. In spring the buffalo stampede into the river. On every trip buffalo got killed in 1868. A buffalo is the Kansas state animal.. U.S. States . M. ap Quiz. Grasslands Notes . Set up notebook for notes when done with quiz. Grasslands . More rainfall than desert, not enough for forest. 25% of Earth’s surface. Prairies, Pampas, Steppe, Savannas, . There are 2 main kinds of grasslands:. Tropical grasslands called . savannas. Temperate grasslands include . prairies. with tall grasses and . steppes. with short grasses.. Climate. There are no winter and summer seasons on the savannah but usually two rainy seasons and two dry seasons a year. .