Savannas are areas of open grassland with dispersed trees. Learn all about the savanna biome, including wildlife, climate, vegetation, and more.

Approximately 170,000 of the 250,000 described species of vascular plants occur in tropical biomes. ... Savannas cover 60% of Africa and represent a transition from tropical forests to deserts.

Exploring tropical savanna grasslands in Africa to examine the plants and animals living in the ecosystem. Suitable for teaching Geography at KS3, GCSE, National 4 and National 5. BBC Teach.

The Top End of Australia's Northern Territory contains an extensive, awe-inspiring expanse of tropical savanna landscapes. It includes well-known and much-loved regions such as Darwin, Kakadu ...

Tropical forests undoubtedly contain some of the most species-rich plant and animal communities on Earth, with unparalleled diversity among some groups, such as trees.

C4 plants are warm-season or tropical grasses that dominate savannas, and plants called sedges. C4 plants have a higher ratio of carbon-13 than C3 plants.

An innovative collaborative group is working to restore Brazil’s savanna by sowing native plant seeds on degraded agricultural lands; it’s an effort that’s working, say participants.

video: Drone footage showing how forest lands encroach tropical savannas. Plants and ants native to tropical savannas disappear when forests encroach. view more Credit: William Hoffmann, NC State ...

The mutual stability of savannas and forests is most at risk in tropical Africa and South America, the researchers report. The map illustrates areas that are dry and dominated by savanna (light orange ...

In the wide world of tropical flora, insects often take up the mantle of protecting the plants that shelter them, each mutually satisfied in a happy marriage of nature’s making. This is particularly ...