Zusammenfassung
Die winterkalten zonalen Graslandgebiete finden sich vorwiegend in den kontinentalen Mitten Eurasiens und Nordamerikas. Die Steppen lösen in denjenigen Bereichen der temperaten Zone die Wälder ab, in denen das Klima für das Gedeihen von Bäumen zu trocken ist und zu starken interannuellen Schwankungen im Niederschlag unterworfen ist. Neben dem direkten Effekt der Trockenheit treten durch die Trockenheit ausgelöste Vegetationsbrände als begrenzender Faktor für das Waldwachstum hinzu.
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Hauck, M., Leuschner, C., Homeier, J. (2019). Temperate Steppengrasländer. In: Klimawandel und Vegetation - Eine globale Übersicht. Springer Spektrum, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-59791-0_6
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