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...Grassland ecology john blair jesse nippert and briggs contents introduction general characteristics global distribution of grasslands basic biology grasses morphology population dynamics physiology roots drought climate change fire in grazing potential threats to conservation restoration future directions references abstract are one earth s major biomes the native vegetation up terrestrial surface occur on every continent except antarctica ecologically economically important provide critical ecosystem goods services at local regional scales surprisingly diverse difcult dene although other grasslike plants dominant all also include a assemblage plant life forms that contribute their species richness diversity many support animal community including some most rich food webs planet j division kansas state university manhattan ks usa e mail jblair ksu edu jbriggs springer science business media new york r k monson ed environment sciences doi et al allocate large proportion biomass below gr...