Grassland soil
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Transcript of Grassland soil
Argentina - pampasAustralia - downsCentral North America - plains and prairiesHungary - pusztaNew Zealand - downsRussia - steppesSouth Africa - veldts
Soil Type
• Grasslands have deep soils that are very nutrient rich because of the large amount of plant tissue ('biomass') that dies off and is added to the soil through decomposition every year– This is why grassland is often converted into
farmland
Temperate grassland
• Soil contains a large proportion of clay• More moisture
Savannah
• The soils are low in nutrients• Mostly sand