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  2. Western Gulf coastal grasslands - Wikipedia

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    The soils, mostly Vertisols and Mollisols, are deep, loamy and clayey, and tend to be finer-textured than in the Lower Rio Grande Valley (34e) to the north. Some Entisols and Inceptisols occur near the river. The floodplain ridges once had abundant palm trees, and early Spanish explorers called the river "Rio de las Palmas." Most large palm ...

  3. Mollisol - Wikipedia

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    Mollisol is a soil type which has deep, high organic matter, nutrient-enriched surface soil , typically between 60 and 80 cm (24-31 in) in depth. This fertile surface horizon, called a mollic epipedon, is the defining diagnostic feature of Mollisols.

  4. Goetze: In praise of prairies, fragile but important ecosystems

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    Indiangrass thrives in deep, moist, prairie soils, woodland edges and bottomland habitats. In addition to its value as livestock and wildlife forage, Native Americans utilized Indiangrass as ...

  5. Central forest–grasslands transition - Wikipedia

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    This is a large area covering 407,000 square kilometres (157,000 sq mi) from northern Illinois through most of Missouri, eastern Kansas, Oklahoma and into Texas.This area was traditionally a mixture of woodland and tall grass prairie, which as the soil consists of highly fertile mollisols, most of the area has been converted to farmland.

  6. List of protected grasslands of North America - Wikipedia

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    The tallgrass prairie ecosystem covered some 170 million acres (690,000 km 2) of North America. Besides agriculture, much of the shortgrass prairie became grazing land for domestic livestock . Short grasslands occur in semi-arid climates while tall grasslands are in areas of higher rainfall.

  7. Great Plains ecoregion - Wikipedia

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    Low relief landscapes, such as the various types of grasslands found throughout the Great Plains, have an effect on rainfall distribution. Rainfall in this ecoregion increases from west to east resulting in various types of prairie grasslands. Topography in the Great Plains actually affects soil composition in areas of different elevation.

  8. California coastal prairie - Wikipedia

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    California coastal prairie, also known as northern coastal grassland, is a grassland plant community of California and Oregon in the temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome. This ecosystem is found along the Pacific Coast , from as far south as Los Angeles in Southern California to southern Oregon.

  9. The #1 Nutrient to Help You Sleep When You’re Traveling ...

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    Or order a leafy green spinach salad for a light, nutrient-packed lunch or dinner. Eat a Bean-Filled Burrito Bowl. Black and kidney beans are easy ways to score some extra magnesium.