Abstract
Steppes, with deserts and savannas are biomes dominated by the grasses and sedges Gramineae and Cyperaceae; they cover a large part of the world; see Fig. 1. These grazing lands are of great economic importance because they provide most of the food resources on which domestic and wild ungulates depend.
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Duncan, P. (1992). Grasslands and Grazing Ungulates. In: Horses and Grasses. Ecological Studies, vol 87. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2770-0_1
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