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Temperate Grassland

Temperate grasslands may or may not contain scattered trees.

They include such biomes as the North American prairies, the South American pampas, Eurasian steppe, South African veldt and some alpine meadowlands.

Temperate grassland: alpine meadow

• How do temperate grasslands compare with forests in terms of structural diversity and species diversity?

Try listing some of the large mammalian herbivores that are ecological equivalents in different temperate grassland biomes.