Grassland is a land cover class that includes any geographic area dominated by natural herbaceous plants (grasslands, prairies, steppes and savannahs) with a cover of 10 percent or more, irrespective of different human and/or animal activities e.g. grazing, selective fire management. (Latham et al., 2014)
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Plant formation characterized by the predominance of herbaceous vegetation, mainly grasses
A defined, integrated combination of soil, plant, animal, social and economic features, stocking (grazing) method(s) and management objectives designed to achieve specific results or goals. (Allen V.G. et al. (2011) An international terminology for grazing lands and grazing animals. Grass and Forage Science, 66, 2–28.)
