This title will introduce readers to grassland ecosystems, the plants and animals that thrive there, its climate, its food web, any threats to it, and conservat

Background; The nature of grassland; Problems in studying grassland ecosystems; Natural temperate grasslands; Semi-natural temperate meadows and pastures; Tropi

This book contains 28 chapters with emphasis on the interactive nature of the relationships between the soil, plant, animal and environmental components of gras

Talks about each habitat and shows what would happen if the food chain was broken.

Explores the geography, ecology, and antiquity of 'open ecosystems' which include grasslands, savannas, and shrublands.