The savanna (sometimes mistakenly spelled as "Savannah," which is in the state of Georgia) describes an African region with grasslands and minimal tree densities.

Trees in savannas are usually drought deciduous ... Three major selective forces dominate the evolution of plant traits in grasslands, recurring fire, periodic drought, and grazing.

Savanna consists of scattered trees within a continuous stand of prairie grassland. Fire is common in these systems and the trees are restricted to a few fire-resistant species, primarily bur oaks.

They can look desolate, generally containing few or no trees, except in areas along rivers and streams. But they are vibrant ecosystems, and some, like the African savanna, are home to the animal ...

These animals are best adapted to vast expanses of grassland with scattered trees, where the climate is hot, year-round. Savannas cover almost half the surface of Africa and large areas of ...

Now, plants are producers, meaning they form the base of nearly all the food webs on Earth. Take the savanna, for example— a transitional biome between forests and grasslands. Scattered trees ...