<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">temperate grasslands</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>grasslands by biome</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>grasslands, temperate</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>temperate grassland</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Lands having grasses as the dominant vegetation, with trees and large shrubs absent. Temperatures vary more from summer to winter, and the amount of rainfall is less in temperate grasslands than in savannas. Examples are in South Africa, Hungary, Argentina and Uruguay, Russia, and the plains and prairies of central North America. ]]></note></mads>