Konza Prairie Grasslands (IMAGE)

Smithsonian

Konza Prairie Grasslands

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Konza Prairie Biological Station in northeastern Kansas. Humans and animals alike depend on grasslands for survival. In addition to providing land for cattle and sheep to graze, grasslands can also store up to 30 percent of the world's carbon.

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Kim Komatsu, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

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