Ecology In GrasslandsEcology In Grasslands

By- kkriner72 and Gryphonboy

Prairie Dogs

HumansHumans

• Grasslands are usually influenced by humans

• Take control of them

FarmsFarms

• Hurting bird population in grasslands

• Legumes and cultivated grasses are used on farms in grasslands

CattleCattle

• 1,000,000 acres are used in California for livestock

• Trample the eggs in bird nests in grasslands

BirdsBirds

• People like to breed grassland birds

• Usually breed in Western America

InsectsInsects

• Eat the grass• Bumble bees live

there

TimberTimber

• Grasslands surrounded by woodlands

• Grass can adjoin ocean in some areas

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