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Grasslands of the World.pdf - Disasters and Conflicts - UNEP

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232<br />

Plate 6.9<br />

Mixed-grass prairie on <strong>the</strong> Monet Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Community Pasture ,<br />

Saskatchewan, Canada.<br />

Plate 6.10<br />

Short-grass prairie – from a badl<strong>and</strong>s area.<br />

<strong>Grassl<strong>and</strong>s</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> world<br />

leading if it implies only grasses are present in high abundance. Typical grassl<strong>and</strong><br />

scenes near M<strong>and</strong>am in North Dakota <strong>and</strong> near Salt Lake City, Utah, are<br />

shown in Plates 6.12 <strong>and</strong> 6.13, respectively.<br />

Within <strong>the</strong> central North America n grassl<strong>and</strong> , <strong>the</strong>re are also minor<br />

variations in species composition related to micro-relief patterns. Ayyad <strong>and</strong><br />

Dix (1964) reported that three species (Festuca scabrella , Carex obtusa ta <strong>and</strong><br />

MAE ELSINGER<br />

JEFF PRINTZ, USDA-NRCS

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