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grassland

[gras-land, grahs-] / ˈgræsˌlænd, ˈgrɑs- /


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The land in West Wight, home to the Isle of Wight's largest maritime heathland and rare limestone grassland will take years to recover, The National Trust has said.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

A spherical object similar to those discovered this weekend was also found in remote grassland in Namibia, southern Africa, in 2011.

From BBC Jul. 5, 2026

While they provide habitat for some species, they can also reduce the abundance and diversity of birds that rely on open grassland and wetland environments.

From Science Daily Jun. 22, 2026

However, much of the research supporting their value comes from cropland and grassland systems in Europe and North America.

From Science Daily Jun. 22, 2026

In addition to building roads, causeways, canals, dikes, reservoirs, mounds, raised agricultural fields, and possibly ball courts, Erickson has argued, the Indians who lived there before Columbus trapped fish in the seasonally flooded grassland.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

As the sun sets on the Benfield Hill Nature Reserve, just outside Hove, a distinct green glimmer starts to flicker in the chalk grasslands.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

During this time, southern Africa became cooler and drier, with fewer grasslands and less food, making it harder for animals to move and survive and causing populations to become separated.

From Science Daily Jun. 24, 2026

Despite their importance, grasslands remain among the least protected ecosystems on Earth and are being converted to agricultural land four times faster than forests.

From Science Daily Jun. 15, 2026

Many of Brazil’s estimated 1.2 million capybaras have migrated from their natural habitats, forests and grasslands along rivers and lakes, to cities.

From Slate May 27, 2026

What if he had little archer children, riding their horses that very moment in the grasslands of his country, hoping to impress their father when he came home?

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri




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