section_path: Types of grasslands/General grasslands types/Desert and xeric
section_name: Desert and xeric
paragraph_text: Desert and xeric
  
  Also called desert grasslands, they are composed of sparse grassland ecoregions located in the deserts and xeric shrublands biome. Temperature extremes and low amount of rainfall characterise these kinds of grasslands. Therefore, plants and animals are well adapted to minimize water loss.