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Preferred Term:

prairies

Definition:

Characterized by fertile soil, a mesic climate, and covered originally with coarse grasses, a prairie is an extensive, level or rolling, predominantly treeless grassland.

Concept Schemes:

NALT Core
NALT Full

Broader Concept:

grasslands

Narrower Concepts:

shortgrass prairies
mixed-grass prairies
tallgrass prairies

Entry Terms:

rolling prairies

URI:

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/43758

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Exactly Matching Concepts:

http://id.agrisemantics.org/gacs/C8142
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_6154
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85106080
http://id.cabi.org/cabt/94122