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grasslands  

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  • Grasslands are areas of land that are dominated by one or more forms of grass, which is a family of plants that also includes cereals. Grasslands are one of the most common forms of land cover of the nonsubmerged land of the world. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environment and Society; Grasslands]

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