Grassland Ecosystems

A wide range of landscaoes,in which the vegetation is predominantly grasses and small annual plants are specifically adapted to India's various climate conditions.These form a variety of grass land ecosystems with their specific plants and animals.

Grassland cover areas where rainfall is usually low and/or the soil depth and quality is poor,The low rainfall prevents the growth of large number of trees and shrubs ,But is sufficiant to support the growth of grass cover during the monsoon .Many of the grasses and other small herbs become dry and the part above the ground dies during the summer months.In the next monsoon the grass cover grows back from yhe root-stock and the seeds of the previous year .This change gives grass lands a highly seasonal appearence,with periods of increasd growth being followed by a dormant phase.