# Northern Tallgrass Prairie > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Northern_Tallgrass_Prairie > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Northern_Tallgrass_Prairie.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Tallgrass_Prairie > Source revision: 1245071474 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands ecoregion of Canada and the United States}} {{Infobox ecoregion | name = Northern Tallgrass Prairie | image = Prairie view TGPP.JPG | image_size = | image_alt = | image_caption = Tall grasses of [Manitoba Tall Grass Prairie Preserve](/source/Manitoba_Tall_Grass_Prairie_Preserve) | country = United States | country1 = [Canada](/source/Canada) | state = [Minnesota](/source/Minnesota) | state1 = [North Dakota](/source/North_Dakota) | state2 = [Manitoba](/source/Manitoba) |region_type = States/Provinces | border = [Canadian aspen forests and parklands](/source/Canadian_aspen_forests_and_parklands) | border1 = [Mid-Continental Canadian forests](/source/Mid-Continental_Canadian_forests) | border2 = [Western Great Lakes forests](/source/Western_Great_Lakes_forests) | border3 = [Upper Midwest forest-savanna transition](/source/Upper_Midwest_forest-savanna_transition) | border4 = [Central tall grasslands](/source/Central_tall_grasslands) | bird_species = 212 {{cite book |last1 = Hoekstra |first1 = J. M. |last2 = Molnar |first2 = J. L. |last3 = Jennings |first3 = M. |last4 = Revenga |first4 = C. |last5 = Spalding |first5 = M. D. |last6 = Boucher |first6 = T. M. |last7 = Robertson |first7 = J. C. |last8 = Heibel |first8 = T. J. |last9 = Ellison |first9 = K. |title = The Atlas of Global Conservation: Changes, Challenges, and Opportunities to Make a Difference |publisher = [University of California Press](/source/University_of_California_Press) |editor1-last = Molnar |editor1-first = J. L. |year = 2010 |isbn = 978-0-520-26256-0 |url = https://archive.org/details/atlasofglobalcon0000unse |url-access = registration }} | mammal_species = 63 | conservation = Critical/Endangered | global200 = Yes | habitat_loss = 88.245 | habitat_loss_ref = | protected = 4.21 | protected_ref = | area = 76000 | biogeographic_realm = [Nearctic](/source/Nearctic_realm) | biome = [Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands](/source/Temperate_grasslands%2C_savannas%2C_and_shrublands) | climate = [Humid continental](/source/Warm-summer_humid_continental_climate) (''Dfb'') | map = Northern tall grasslands map.svg | map_size = 248 | map_alt = | map_caption = }} The '''Northern Tallgrass Prairie''' is one of 844 terrestrial [ecoregion](/source/ecoregion)s defined by One Earth.{{cite web | url=https://www.oneearth.org/ecoregions/northern-tallgrass-prairie/ | title=Northern Tallgrass Prairie }} This ecoregion largely follows the [Red River Valley](/source/Red_River_of_the_North) in the [Canadian](/source/Canada) [province](/source/Provinces_and_territories_of_Canada) of [Manitoba](/source/Manitoba) and the [American](/source/United_States) states of [North Dakota](/source/North_Dakota) and [Minnesota](/source/Minnesota).{{WWF ecoregion|id=na0812|name=Northern tall grasslands|accessdate=2010-08-20}} ==Climate== The Northern Tallgrass Prairie has a [humid continental climate](/source/humid_continental_climate) with moderate [precipitation](/source/Precipitation_(meteorology)), usually between 450-700mm. [Winter](/source/Winter)s here are very cold, with a mean winter temperature of {{convert|-12.5|C|sigfig=2}}, and [summer](/source/summer)s are warm, with a mean temperature of {{convert|16|C|sigfig=2}}. The ecoregion's mean annual temperature is {{convert|2.5|C|sigfig=2}}. ==Flora== Dominant [grass](/source/grass)es include big bluestem (''[Andropogon gerardi](/source/Andropogon_gerardi)''), switchgrass (''[Panicum virgatum](/source/Panicum_virgatum)'') and Indiangrass (''[Sorghastrum nutans](/source/Sorghastrum_nutans)''). In wetter areas, trembling aspen (''[Populus tremuloides](/source/Populus_tremuloides)'') and bur oak (''[Quercus macrocarpa](/source/Quercus_macrocarpa)'') can be found. ==Fauna== Like other North American prairie ecoregions, the Northern tall grasslands once supported large herds of [bison](/source/plains_bison) (''Bison bison'') and [elk](/source/elk) (''Cervus canadensis''), which were hunted by the [gray wolf](/source/gray_wolf) (''Canis lupus'') and coyote (''Canis latrans''). All of these save for the coyote have been largely eliminated from the region, though the bison and wolf are recovering. Other, more common species in the ecoregion include [white-tailed deer](/source/white-tailed_deer) (''Odocoileus virginianus''), [rabbit](/source/rabbit) (''Sylvilagus'' spp.), [ground squirrel](/source/ground_squirrel) (''[Spermophilus](/source/Spermophilus)'' spp.) and large populations of waterfowl. ==Conservation== Some protected areas of this ecoregion include: *[Manitoba Tall Grass Prairie Preserve](/source/Manitoba_Tall_Grass_Prairie_Preserve) ==See also== *[Tallgrass prairie](/source/Tallgrass_prairie) *[List of ecoregions in Canada (WWF)](/source/List_of_ecoregions_in_Canada_(WWF)) *[List of ecoregions in the United States (WWF)](/source/List_of_ecoregions_in_the_United_States_(WWF)) ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{commons category inline}} Northern tall Category:Flora of the Canadian Prairies --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Northern Tallgrass Prairie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Tallgrass_Prairie) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Tallgrass_Prairie?action=history)). 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