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  2. Grassland - Wikipedia

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    Grasslands often occur in areas with annual precipitation is between 600 mm (24 in) and 1,500 mm (59 in) and average mean annual temperatures ranges from −5 and 20 °C. [36] However, some grasslands occur in colder (−20 °C) and hotter (30 °C) climatic conditions.

  3. Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands

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    The tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands are characterized by rainfall levels between 90–150 centimetres (35–59 in) per year. [1] Rainfall can be highly seasonal, with the entire year's rainfall sometimes occurring within a couple of weeks. African savannas occur between forest or woodland regions and grassland regions.

  4. Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands - Wikipedia

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    Extent of temperate grasslands, savannas and shrublands. Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands are terrestrial biomes defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature. [1] The predominant vegetation in these biomes consists of grass and/or shrubs. The climate is temperate and ranges from semi-arid to semi-humid. The habitat type differs from ...

  5. Alpine steppe - Wikipedia

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    Alpine grasslands, like the Alpine-steppe, are characterized by their intense radiation, with direct solar radiation periods averaging 2916 hours annually. [2] The average temperature in this ecosystem is very low. For example, they may experience temperatures around −10 °C in winter, and 10 °C in summer. [2]

  6. Taiga - Wikipedia

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    After the permanent ice caps and tundra, taiga is the terrestrial biome with the lowest annual average temperatures, with mean annual temperature generally varying from −5 to 5 °C (23 to 41 °F). [10] Extreme winter minimums in the northern taiga are typically lower than those of the tundra.

  7. Llanos - Wikipedia

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    Biome: tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands ... Mean annual temperature is 27 °C or 80.6 °F, and the average monthly temperature varies ...

  8. Puna grassland - Wikipedia

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    The puna grassland ecoregion, part of the Andean montane grasslands and shrublands biome, is found in the central Andes Mountains of South America. It is considered one of the eight Natural Regions in Peru, [1] but extends south, across Chile, Bolivia, and western northwest Argentina. The term puna encompasses diverse ecosystems of the high ...

  9. Earth rainfall climatology - Wikipedia

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    A tropical savanna is a grassland biome located in semi-arid to semi-humid climate regions of subtropical and tropical latitudes, with rainfall between 750 millimetres (30 in) and 1,270 millimetres (50 in) a year.