Regions of similar climate and dominant plant types ... deserts, temperate grasslands, temperate deciduous forests, Mediterranean scrub, coniferous forests, and tundra (Figure 4).

There are plenty of flowering plants within the forest in the spring ... Due to their latitudes on Earth, the climate in temperate grasslands is less extreme than other biomes.

However, grasslands in South Africa are under-protected. Without conservation efforts, they are at risk of degrading, both due to climate change and over-grazing by livestock. The vast majority of the ...