Download or read book Ecology of the Shortgrass Steppe written by W. K. Lauenroth and published by OUP USA. This book was released on 2008-08-28 with total page 537 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The semiarid shortgrass steppe is the warmest, driest, and lowest in primary production of grasslands in central North America. This book is an enormously rich source of data and insight into the structure and function of semiarid grassland.