GRASSLAND ARE FLAT LANDS WITH PRETTY MUCH GRASS, PLANTS, ANIMALS, AND OTHER LIVING ORGANISMS. THERE IS NOT THAT MANY TREES BECAUSE THE GRASSLANDS DOESN’T GET THAT MUCH WATER BUT THEY GET ENOUGH TO NOT BECOME A DESERT. GRASSLANDS ARE DOMINATED BY GRASS WITH FEW OR NO TREES. THEY DEVELOP IN AREAS WHERE THERE IS NOT ENOUGH RAIN FOR A FOREST AND TOO MUCH FOR A FOREST, THEREFORE IT IS REFERED TO AS A TRANSITIONAL LANDSCAPES. GRASSLANDS ARE FOUND IN BOTH TEMPERATE AND TROPICAL AREAS WHERE RAINFALL IS BETWEEN 250MM AND 900MM PER YEAR. CAN BE NATURAL OR A RESULT OF HUMAN ACTIVITY. GRASSLANDS ARE ALSO ONE OF THE MOST ENDANGERED BIOMES AND EASILY TURNED TO DESERT. GRASSLANDS OFTEN OCCUR IN AREAS WITH ANNUAL PRECIPITATION IS BETWEEN 600 MM(24 IN) AND 1500 MM(59 IN). AVERAGE MEANS ANNUAL TEMPERATURES RANGES FROM -5 AND 20 ºC. HOWEVER, SOME GRASSLANDS OCCUR IN COLDER (-20 ºC) AND HOTTER (30 ºC) CLIMATIC CONDITIONS. GRASSLANDS CAN EXISTS IN HABITATS THAT ARE FREQUENTLY DISTURBED BY GRAZING OR FIRE, AS SUCH DISTURBANCE PREVENTS THE ENCROACHMENT OF WOODY SPECIES.

1. SUBMITTED TO: SUBMITTED BY :
AR. RAINA GURG PIYUSH MAURYA
TRIPTI TIWARI
BUILDING SCIENCE-I
B.ARCH 2ND YEAR 4RD SEM.
I.A.T.P. BU JHANSI

2. WHAT IS GRASSLAND ?
GRASSLAND ARE FLAT LANDS
WITH PRETTY MUCH GRASS,
PLANTS, ANIMALS, AND
OTHER LIVING ORGANISMS.
THERE IS NOT THAT MANY
TREES BECAUSE THE
GRASSLANDS DOESN’T GET
THAT MUCH WATER BUT THEY
GET ENOUGH TO NOT
BECOME A DESERT.

3. CHARACTERISTIC OF GRASSLAND
 GRASSLANDS ARE DOMINATED BY GRASS WITH FEW
OR NO TREES.
 THEY DEVELOP IN AREAS WHERE THERE IS NOT
ENOUGH RAIN FOR A FOREST AND TOO MUCH FOR A
FOREST, THEREFORE IT IS REFERED TO AS A
TRANSITIONAL LANDSCAPES.
 GRASSLANDS ARE FOUND IN BOTH TEMPERATE AND
TROPICAL AREAS WHERE RAINFALL IS BETWEEN 250MM
AND 900MM PER YEAR.
 CAN BE NATURAL OR A RESULT OF HUMAN ACTIVITY.
 GRASSLANDS ARE ALSO ONE OF THE MOST
ENDANGERED BIOMES AND EASILY TURNED TO
DESERT.

4. CLIMATES
 GRASSLANDS OFTEN OCCUR IN AREAS WITH ANNUAL
PRECIPITATION IS BETWEEN 600 MM(24 IN) AND 1500
MM(59 IN).
 AVERAGE MEANS ANNUAL TEMPERATURES RANGES
FROM -5 AND 20 ºC.
 HOWEVER, SOME GRASSLANDS OCCUR IN COLDER (-20
ºC) AND HOTTER (30 ºC) CLIMATIC CONDITIONS.
 GRASSLANDS CAN EXISTS IN HABITATS THAT ARE
FREQUENTLY DISTURBED BY GRAZING OR FIRE, AS SUCH
DISTURBANCE PREVENTS THE ENCROACHMENT OF
WOODY SPECIES.

5. WHAT IS GRASSLAND ECOSYSTEM
A GRASSLAND ECOSYSTEM IS
THE COLLECTION OF PLANTS,
ANIMALS AND MICRO-
ORGANISMS THAT LIVE WITHIN
AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE
GRASSES ARE THE PRIMARY
FORM OF VEGETATION
.EXAMPLES OF GRASSLAND
ECOSYSTEMS INCLUDE THE
PRAIRIES OF WESTERN NORTH
AMERICA, THE PAMPAS OF
ARGENTINA AND THE RUSSIAN
STEPPES.

6. TYPES OF GRASSLAND
(1) TROPICAL GRASSLAND.
(2) TEMPERATE GRASSLAND.

7. (1) TROPICAL GRASSLAND
 TROPICAL GRASSLANDS ARE WARM ALL YEAR ROUND WITH
ESTABLISHED RAINY AND DRY SEASONS.
 DURING THE RAINY SEASONS, TROPICAL GRASSLANDS RECEIVE
BETWEEN 50 AND 130 CENTIMETERS OF RAIN.
 MOST NOTABLE OF THE TROPICAL GRASSLANDS IS THE
AFRICAN SAVANNA , WHICH HAS AN OCCASIONAL TREE AND IS
HOME TO MANY OF THE WORLD’S MOST SPECTANCULAR
SPECIES, SUCH AS ELEPHANTS, GIRAFFES, LIONS AND ZEBRAS.
 SAVANNA GRASS IS USUALLY QUITE SHORT, MAKING FOR
EXCELLENT GRAZING AND HUNTING GROUNDS.

9. (2) TEMPERATE GRASSLAND
 TEMPERATE GLASSLANDS ALSO HAVE TWO SEASONS,
GROWING AND DORMANT.
 DURING THE DORMANT SEASON, NO GRASS OR
CROPS GROW BECAUSE IT’S TOO COLD.
 THESE GRASSLANDS MAKE FOR EXCELLENT FARMING
BECAUSE OF THEIR DEEP AND NUTRIENT-RICH SOILS.
 TEMPERATE GRASSLANDS RECEIVE BETWEEN 25 AND
75 CENTIMETERS OF RAIN A YEAR.

11. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TROPICAL AND
TEMPERATE GRASSLAND
TROPICAL GRASSLAND TEMPERATE GRASSLAND
 LOCATED IN THE TROPICAL
LATITUTE.
 THE GRASS IS TALL(3M)
COARSE AND SPIKY WHICH IS
NEITHER JUICY NOR
NUTRITIVE AND THERE ARE
SCATTERED DESIDUOUS
TREES.
 SOIL IS NOT VERY FERTILE.
 VERY DRY CLIMATE.
 LOCATED IN THE TEMPERATE
LATITUDE.
 GRASS IS VERY SHORT, SOFT,
JUICY AND NUTRITIVE.
 THEY HAVE TREELESS PLAINS
AS RAINFULL IS LESS.
 SOIL IS VERY FERTILE.

12. TYPES OF TROPICAL GRASSLANDS
 CAMPOS
(ARGENTINA,URUGUAY, AND SOUTHERN BRAZIL)
 LIANOS
(COLOMBIAAND VENEZUELA)
 SAVANNA
(AFRICA AND AUSTRALIA)

13. TEMPERATE GRASSLAND
 STEPPE
( EURASIAN STEPPE BELT )
 PRAIRIE
( NORTH AMERICA )
 PAMPASS
( ARGENTINA, URUGUAY, BRAZIL )
 WELD/ VELDT
(SOUTH AFRICA )
 DOWNS
( AUSTRALIA )
 PUSTAZ
( HUNGARY, EUROPE )
 CANTERBURY
( NEW ZEALAND

14. ANIMALS LIVE IN TROPICAL
GRASSLANDS
 GIRAFFES
 ZEBRA
 BUFFALOES
 KANGAROOS
 LIONS
 HYEANS
 ELEPHANTS

15. ANIMALS LIVE IN TEMPERATE
GRASSLANDS
 ZEBRAS
 WHITE HORSES
 LIONS
 WOLVES
 JACK RABBITS
 DEER

16. TYPES OF GRASSLAND IN INDIA

17. MAJOR GRASSLANDS TYPES IN INDIA

18. IMPORTANCE
 GRASSLANDS ARE OF VITAL IMPORTANCE FOR
RAISING LIVESTOCK FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION AND
FOR MILK AND OTHER DAIRY PRODUCTS.
 GROSSLANDS PROVIDED HOME TO MANY DIFFERENT
ANIMALS THAT WERE HUNTED AND DOMESTICATED.
 THEY ARE USED AS GRAZING AREA FOR CATTLE OF
RULER COMMUNITY.
 THEY MAINTAIN BIODIVERSITY.
 PROTECTS RESTORED HABITAT FOR MANY PLANTS
AND ANIMALS INCLUDING PHEASANT, DUCKS,
SONGBIRDS AND ENDANGERED SPECIES.

19. THREATS
 CONTINUED GLOBAL WARMING COULD TURN
CURRENT MARGINAL GRASSLANDS INTO DESERTS AS
RAINFALL PATTERNS CHANGE.
 DEVELOPMENT OF URBON AREAS IS INCRESINGLY
CUTTING INTO GRASSLANDS HABITAT.
 DROUGHT-HARDY, COLD-RESISTANT, AND HERBICIDE-
TOLERANT VARIETIES OF SOYBEANS, WHEAT, AND
CORN ALLOW CROPS TO EXPAND INTO NATIVE
GRASSLANDS.
 WHEN ONLY ONE CROP IS GROWN, PETS AND
DISEASE CAN SPREAD EASILY, CREATING THE NEED
FOR POTENTIALLY TOXIC PESTICIDES.

20. HOW TO CONSERVE IT ?
 PREVENTING ILLEGAL WILDLIFE HUNTING.
 PREVENTS GRASSLAND FROM TURNING INTO BRUSH
LAND.
 PREVENT GRASSLAND FIRES.
 PREVENT OVERGRAZING BY CATTLES AND
INTRODUCED STALL FEEDING.
 CREATING PROTECTED AREAS SUCH AS PARKSAND
WILDLIFE SANTUARIES.

21. BIBLIOGRAPHY
 WWW.GRASSLAND TYPES.COM
 https://youtu.be/INSmHmhKTk8?t=1297
 https://youtu.be/mbeh0j9TmqI