Yet if I wanted to explain it more specifically, it is technically a type of desert: the shrub-steppe. This is where we can even specify it as a biome: a habitat of environment, plants and animals.

Grasslands go by many names. In the U.S. Midwest, they're often called prairies. In South America, they're known as pampas. Central Eurasian grasslands are referred to as steppes, while African ...

Contribution of cultural heritage values to steppe conservation on ancient burial mounds of Eurasia Peer-Reviewed Publication. Hun-Ren Ökológiai Kutatóközpont ...

Every year, the West loses 1.3 million acres of its iconic sagebrush steppe, ... The first comprehensive look at the entire sagebrush biome in the U.S. shows 20 years of ecosystem changes, ...

Overgrazing by millions of sheep and goats is the primary cause of degraded land in the Mongolian Steppe, one of the largest remaining grassland ecosystems in the world, researchers say in a new ...