NPP Grassland Site Information, September 2001
                   Table 3.  Field Site Ecoregion, Management, and Maximum Biomass 
                                 in alphabetical order of Ecoregion

                                                                                                Maximum above ground live
Site Name          Ecoregion, modified after Bailey (1989)   Management History                 biomass g/m2 (typical month)  

Bison              Alpine meadow steppe (M331)               annual grazing                        220 g/m2 (Jun)    
Bridger            Alpine meadow steppe (M331)               annual grazing                        301 g/m2 (Aug)
Shortandy          Cold desert steppe (331)                  annual grazing                        142 g/m2 (Jul)
Tumentsogt         Cold desert steppe (333)                  annual seasonal grazing               160 g/m2 (Aug)
Tumugi             Cold desert steppe (333)                  annual moderate grazing               155 g/m2 (Sept))
Tuva               Cold desert steppe (333)                  annual grazing                        103 g/m2 (Jul)
Xilingol           Cold desert steppe (333)                  light grazing                         183 g/m2 (Aug)
Montecillo         Forest-meadow-paramo (M421)               alluvial plain drained 1911, fire     430 g/m2 (Aug)
                                                              every 6 years
Canas              Humid savanna (412)                       grazing/ annual burning               515 g/m2 (Nov)
Lamto              Humid savanna (414)                       annual fire in February               450 g/m2 (Nov)
Olokemeji          Humid savanna (414)                       annual burning/ bush fallow           est. 600 g/m2 (Nov)
Calabozo           Humid savanna (414/415)                   grazing/fire; none since 1961         325 g/m2 (Aug)
Klong Hoi Khong    Humid savanna (423)                       converted from forest 50-100 years    442 g/m2 (Nov)
                                                              ago; fire every 5 years
Beacon Hill        Humid temperate broadleaf forest (243)    grazing                               350 g/m2 (Aug)
Tullgarnsnaset     Humid temperate mixed forest (242)        grazing                               290 g/m2 (Jul)
Otradnoe No.1      Humid temperate prairie (212)             annual mowing                         244 g/m2 (Jun)
Otradnoe No.2      Humid temperate prairie (212)             annual mowing                         277 g/m2 (Jun)
Konza Prairie      Humid temperate prairie (251/255)         grazing with fire every 3 years       350 g/m2 (Jul)
Kursk              Humid temperate prairie (252)             annual mowing                         362 g/m2 (Jul)
Salado             Humid temperate prairie (255)             grazing                               200 g/m2 (Dec)
Khomutov           Humid temperate prairie (332)             annual mowing                         340 g/m2 (Jun)
Osage              Humid temperate /                         annual grazing                        336 g/m2 (Jul)
                    Subtropical praire (255)
Hardangervidda     Oceanic forest-tundra (M242)              N/A                                   ??? g/m2 (Aug)
Nylsvley           Savanna (314)                             fire every 3 years in July            135 g/m2 (Feb)
Towoomba           Savanna (314)                             N/A                                   120 g/m2 (Apr)
Charleville        Savanna (411)                             undisturbed until late 1800s?         est. 70 g/m2 (Feb)
Kurukshetra        Savanna (412)                             grazing/ annual burning               1974 g/m2 (Sep)
Vindhyan           Savanna (413)                             annual grazing for 30-40 years        N/A
Nairobi            Savanna (413/416)                         grazing with fire every 5 years       337 g/m2 (Jul)
Jornada            Sub-tropical semi-desert (321)            annual grazing                        120 g/m2 (Aug)
Pantex             Sub-tropical steppe (311)                 annual grazing                        236 g/m2 (Sept)
CPER Pawnee        Temperate dry steppe (311/315)            annual grazing                         75 g/m2 (Jul)
ALE                Temperate dry steppe (331)                annual grazing                         75 g/m2 (Jun)
Cottonwood         Temperate dry steppe (331)                annual grazing                        200 g/m2 (Jul)
Dickinson          Temperate dry steppe (331)                annual grazing                        250 g/m2 (Sep)
Matador            Temperate dry steppe (331)                grazing since 1905                    150 g/m2 (Jul)
Media Luna         Temperate dry steppe (331/332)            grazing since 1900                     35 g/m2 (Oct)
Pampa de Leman     Temperate dry steppe (331/332)            native herbivores < 1900, then sheep   80 g/m2 (Aug)
Rio Mayo           Temperate dry steppe (331/332)            grazing; none since 1983               40 g/m2 (Jan)
Dzhanybek          Temperate dry steppe (342)                N/A                                   137 g/m2 (Jul?)
Badkhyz            Temperate dry steppe (343)                N/A                                    69 g/m2 (May?)
Hays               Temperate dry steppe /                    annual grazing                        220 g/m2 (Jul)
                     Humid prairie (332/251)