Tussock grassland is a form of open grassland that is dominated by tussock grasses (also called bunchgrasses). It is common in some temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands ecoregions of the Southern Hemisphere. Tussock grasslands are usually typified by low rainfall and poor soils in which few plants other than hardy tussock grasses can flourish. They are predominantly populated by tufted grasses of the genera Agrostis, Andropogon, Chionochloa, Deschampsia, Festuca, Koeleria, Pentameris and Poa. The grasslands are found in New Zealand, Australia, Argentina, temperate areas of southern and eastern Africa, and some subantarctic islands.
Tussockgrassland is a form of open grassland that is dominated by tussock grasses (also called bunchgrasses). It is common in some temperate grasslands...
a sod or lawn, in meadows, grasslands, and prairies. As perennial plants, most species live more than one season. Tussock grasses are often found as forage...
Tussockgrasslands form expansive and distinctive landscapes in the South Island and, to a lesser extent, in the Central Plateau region of the North Island...
30,000 years ago because of the drier and colder conditions. The TussockGrassland is an area on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro that contains many unique...
A grassland is an area where the vegetation is dominated by grasses (Poaceae). However, sedge (Cyperaceae) and rush (Juncaceae) can also be found along...
different types of tussock-grassland: the "Low tussock-grassland" dominated by small tussock-grasses dominate, and "Tall tussock-grassland" dominated by generally...
coccifera woodlands. In wetter, more peaty soils, tall tussockgrassland gives way to a lower, sod tussock community in which Poa gunnii is dominant with rosette...
and heavy frost and against invasive species. It is often found in tussockgrassland ecological groups alongside its close relative Lomandra multiflora...
100 m (2,300–3,600 ft) in a subalpine zone. These kiwis will live in tussockgrasslands, scrubland, pasture, and forests. The great spotted kiwi is nocturnal...
Themeda grassland, or Themeda grassland on seacliffs and headlands, is an endangered tussock-grassland that is found on the immediate coast in southeastern...
the female dark brown all over. Its natural habitat is tussockgrassland dominated by Poa tussock grass, ferns and megaherbs. The species also uses the...
areas of tussockgrassland on flood plains due to the constantly shifting substrate and greater likelihood of frost. New Zealand's grassland ecosystems...
which included areas such as salt marsh, swamp, and tussockgrassland. A new generation of common tussocks is hatched annually, with adult butterflies able...
generally drier. Alpine grassland, also known as tussock herbfield, is the dominant plant community in the ecoregion. Alpine grasslands grow above the treeline...
sheltered areas of the Aucklands and parts of Campbell Island, with tussockgrassland, shrubland, herbfield, feldmark and cushion plants elsewhere. The...
Scots pine (P. sylvestris), due to their habitat conversion nature in tussockgrassland plant communities, shading out the native bunch grasses as their forest...
continental shelves than wandering albatrosses. They prefer to nest on tussockgrassland, plateaus, or ridges, and will lay one egg biennially. This will normally...
destroyed much of the original forest cover which was succeeded by tussockgrassland. By the 19th century, only ten percent of this forest cover remained...
endemic or near-endemic". The flora of the high alti-montane grasslands is mainly tussock grass, creeping plants, and small shrubs such as ericas. These...
voyage. Terrestrial and temperate, this species inhabited lowland tussockgrassland and open fernlands. The first specimen to be obtained by a European...
Ranfurly, Naseby, Wedderburn and Oturehua. Part of the Canterbury-Otago tussockgrasslands the land surrounding the plain is hilly, with many outcrops of rock...
build their nest in the open or within patchy vegetation, such as tussockgrassland. The IUCN classifies this albatross as Endangered, with an occurrence...
species. The summit features tussockgrassland and cushion bogs, whilst the sub-alpine zone includes shrubland and tussockgrasslands. Carnivorous insect eating...
British Columbia. Retrieved 2007-12-16. "Hieracium Management Gateway". TussockGrassland Management Information System. Archived from the original on 2008-10-14...
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