Temperate Grassland

LOCATIONS

• North America
• Africa
• Asia
• South America

Average Monthly Rainfall

• Each year the rainfall is about 25-30 inches per year
• Around 2.5 inches per month

Average monthly temperature

• In winters, some temperate grasslands can reach -40 degrees Fahrenheit
• In summers, some of the grasslands can reach 70 degrees Fahrenheit.

Abiotic Factors

• Climate, this includes
• Temperature
• Rainfall
• Windflow
• Ground Moisture

Abiotic Factors

• Wildfires
• Water from streams
• Cold winters
• Warm-hot summers

Adaptations

• First, some plants like the prairie tree have adapted to fires by having thick bark.
• Second, the grassland grasses grow from the bottom just in case the tips freeze or burn off in a fire.
• Third, animals have adapted to the cold by hibernating.

Endangered Animal

• Black Footed Ferret
• If it was removed from the ecosystem there would be
• many more prairie dogs, which people see as
• pests and can cause diseases.

Mans Impact

• Eventually it was banned, but mans impact on the grassland was hunting species for their valuable body parts.
• Man made fires this causes many areas to be burned down.
• Burning fossil fuels caused changes in the climate.
• From all these impacts many species lost their lives and homes.

Works Cited

• http://www.tutorvista.com/biology/abiotic-and-biotic-factors-of-the-grassla...
• http://www.mbgnet.net/bioplants/adapt.html
• http://alexustemperategrassland.weebly.com/endangered-species-threatened-sp...
• http://tgrobinandjohn.weebly.com/human-impacts.html
• http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/grasslands.htm

Works Cited

• http://www.urbancarnivores.com/poisons/
• https://sites.google.com/site/honerremailtytemprategrassland/home/biotic-an...
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cimarron_National_Grassland