A meadow is a habitat of rolling or flat terrain where grasses predominate. Typically, what is called a meadow has more biodiversity than a grassland as the former contains not only grasses but a significant variety of annual, biennial and perennial plants. Look up habitat in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... An area of grass-like plants Grass generally describes a monocotyledonous green plant in the family Poaceae, botanically regarded as true grasses. ... Rainforests are among the most biodiverse ecosystems on earth Biodiversity or biological diversity is the diversity of life. ... An Inner Mongolian Grassland. ... Peas are an annual plant. ... A Biennial plant is a plant that takes between twelve and twenty-four months to complete its lifecycle. ... A Red Valerian, a perennial plant. ...

Transitional meadows

A transitional meadow occurs when a field, pasture, farmland or other cleared land is no longer farmed or heavily grazed and starts to overgrow. Once meadow conditions are achieved, however, the condition is only temporary because the early colonizers will be shaded out when woody plants invade and become well-established. Look up field in Wiktionary, the free dictionary A green field or paddock Field may refer to: A field is an open land area, used for growing agricultural crops. ... Pastureland Pasture is land with lush herbaceous vegetation cover used for grazing of ungulates as part of a farm or ranch. ... Farmland can have several meanings: See: Farm for a general discussion of farming Farmland, Indiana, a town in the United States Farmland (cooperative), an agricultural cooperative This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Farming, ploughing rice paddy, in Indonesia Agriculture is the process of producing food, feed, fiber and other desired products by cultivation of certain plants and the raising of domesticated animals (livestock). ... Grazing is the regular consumption of part of one organism without killing it by another organism. ... A woody plant is a vascular plant that has a stem (or more than one stem) that is lignified to a high degree. ...

In the United States prior to European colonization, the Algonquin people regularly cleared areas of forest to create transitional meadows where deer could find nutrition and be hunted. Many places in named "Deerfield" are located at sites where Native Americans once practiced this form of land management. In 2003 the European population was estimated 799,466,000, about 1/8 of the world population. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Colonialism. ... This article is about the Native American tribe. ... Subfamilies Odocoilinae Cervinae Hydropotinae Muntiacinae A deer is a ruminant mammal belonging to the family Cervidae. ... The updated USDA food pyramid, published in 2005, is a general nutrition guide for recommended food consumption. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Deerfield is the name of some places in the United States of America: Deerfield, Illinois Deerfield, Kansas Deerfield, Massachusetts Deerfield, Michigan Deerfield, Missouri Deerfield, New Hampshire Deerfield, New York Deerfield, Wisconsin, village in Dane County Deerfield (town), Wisconsin, town in Dane County Deerfield (town), Wisconsin, town in Waushara County Deerfield... An Aani (Atsina) named Assiniboin Boy. ... Land management can be defined as the process of managing the use and development of land resources in a sustainable way. ...

Perpetual meadow

A perpetual meadow is one in which environmental factors restrict the growth of woody plants indefinitely. For example:

• Alpine meadows occur at high elevations and are maintained by harsh climatic conditions
• Coastal meadows are maintained by salt sprays
• Desert meadows are restricted by low precipitation
• Prairies are maintained by periods of severe drought and are subject to wildfires

Alpine may refer to: Alpine, a breed of goat. ... Rugged coastline of the West Coast of New Zealand The coast is defined as the part of the land adjoining or near the ocean. ... Annual mean sea surface temperature for the World Ocean. ... Erg Chebbi, Morocco In geography, a desert is a landscape form or region that receives very little precipitation. ... A prairie is an area of land of low topographic relief that principally supports grasses and herbs, with few trees, and is generally of a mesic (moderate or temperate) climate. ... A drought is a period of time when there is not enough water to support agricultural, urban or environmental water needs. ... Fire in San Bernardino, California Mountains (image taken from the International Space Station) A wildfire, also known as a forest fire, vegetation fire, grass fire, or bushfire (in Australasia), is an uncontrolled fire in wildland often caused by lightning; other common causes are human carelessness and arson. ...

See also

• Coastal plain
• Field
• Flooded grasslands and savannas
• Flood-meadow
• Grassland
• Pasture
• Plain
• Plateau
• Prairie
• Rangeland
• Savanna
• Steppe
• Water-meadow
• Wet meadow
• Veld

In geography, a coastal plain is an area of flat, low-lying land adjacent to a seacoast and separated from the interior by other features. ... A green field or paddock In agriculture, a field refers generally to an area of land enclosed or otherwise and used for agricultural purposes such as: Cultivating crops Usage as a paddock or generally an enclosure of livestock Land left to lie fallow or as arable land See also Pasture... Flooded grasslands and savannas are a biome, generally located at subtropical and tropical latitudes, where flooding is very frequent. ... A flood-meadow (or floodmeadow) is an area of grassland or pasture beside a river, subject to seasonal flooding. ... An Inner Mongolian Grassland. ... Pastureland Pasture is land with lush herbaceous vegetation cover used for grazing of ungulates as part of a farm or ranch. ... In geography, a plain is a large area of land with relatively low relief. ... Monte Roraima In geology and earth science, a plateau, also called a high plateau or tableland, is an area of highland, usually consisting of relatively flat open country. ... Prairie refers to an area of land of low topographic relief that historically supported grasses and herbs, with few trees, and having generally a mesic (moderate or temperate) climate. ... Rangeland refers to a large, mostly unimproved section of land that is predominantly used for livestock grazing. ... Savanna at Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania. ... A steppe in Western Kazakhstan in early spring In physical geography, a steppe (Russian: - step, Ukrainian: - step, Kazakh: - dala), pronounced in English as step, is a plain without trees (apart from those near rivers and lakes); it is similar to a prairie, although a prairie is generally considered as being... A water-meadow (or watermeadow) is an area of grassland or pasture beside a river, subject to controlled seasonal flooding. ... A wet meadow is a semi-wetland meadow which is saturated with water throughout much of the year. ... Look up Veld on Wiktionary, the free dictionary For information on the town of Veldt, see Veldt Township, Minnesota Veld or Veldt, is a field, an open area of land, typically in South Africa or southern Africa, comparable to the Australian outback. ...

References

• Cornelle University
• The Washington Post, "Today, 32,000 seedlings; tomorrow, a meadow"

External links

• Meadow Planting