A type of ecological community that is similar to prairie but also contains widely spaced oak, red cedar, hickory, ash, plum or hawthorn trees.
A grassland with scattered trees, either as individuals or clumps. Often a transitional type between true grassland and forest. Sometimes spelled 'savannah'.
a vegetation cover of widely spaced trees with a grassland beneath
A grassy plain in tropical and subtropical regions, with few or no trees.
Tropical or subtropical semiarid grassland with scattered trees.
Lowland tropical and subtropical grassland, generally with a scattering of trees and/or shrubs. If woody growth is absent it is a grass savanna; with shrubs and no trees, a shrub savanna; with shrubs and widely irregularly scattered trees, a tree savanna.
(Also spelled savannah.) A grassland-woodland mosiac vegetation type found in tropical and subtropical regions with long dry periods and receiving more rainfall than desert areas but not enough to support complete forest cover. A savanna is characterized by scattered trees or scattered clumps of trees and drought-resistant grasses. Fire often plays an important role in maintaining the vegetation. [Go to source
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Subject: The Earth A tropical or subtropical region of grassland and drought-resistant vegetation. Typically found in tropical wet-and-dry climates.[ Pics List
(Amerind term for plains) Savannas, such as the Serengeti in Africa, are grasslands. They may have a few sparsely distributed drought-resistant, fire-resistant, or browse-resistant trees. Savannas are also referred to as llanos or cerrado.
An ecosystem found in the sub-tropics. Characterised by grassland, scattered drought-resistant trees and a well-defined wet season.
(sa·VAN·na). An environment consisting of open grasslands where food resources tend to be spread out over large areas.
a grassland characterized by scattered trees without canopy closure.
Grassland with scattered trees, fairly common in the central plains of the U.S. before development. Bret Rappaport writes, "...it is theorized that humans are genetically predisposed to favor open grass-type landscapes as an artifact of our species' development on the savannas and grasslands of East Africa."
a flat grassland in tropical or subtropical regions
a forest type with widely spaced trees and an understory of grasses and other forbs that require high levels of light
a grassland scattered with trees, a combination that often suggests a manicured parkland
a grassland with various groups of low trees
a hot, seasonally dry grassland with scattered
an open woodland with a thin, scattered distribution of trees, primarily oak species, and a mixture of grasses
a rolling grassland, dotted with trees, which can be found between a tropical rainforest and desert biome
a rolling grassland scattered with shrubs and
a transition zone between prairies and forests, an area with large scattered oak trees and a variety of prairie grasses and wildflowers growing underneath
The term applied to a type of tropical climate, with a wet and a dry season, in which the most common form of vegetation is the tall tropical grass 'savanna'.
The open grasslands of the tropics.
flat, treeless tropical or subtropical grassland
tropical and subtropical grasslands characterized by drought-resistant vegetation dominated by grasses with scattered tall trees
A flat grassland that may or may not contain scattered clumps of trees.
A grassland area containing scattered trees and drought-resistant undergrowth.
a type of grassland with widely spaced trees and a blanket of grasses that require a lot of light. Rainfall usually occurs in the warmer, summer months with a dry period of between two to eight months. Fires are typical across savannas during drier months and occur at intervals from one to 50 years.
A semi-arid region of grasses and scattered trees.
A transitional grassy area with scattered trees and shrubs positioned between a grassland and a forest, an area usually with no more than 50% trees.
tropical grasslands with scattered trees or shrubs.
a habitat type primarily composed of herbaceous prairie plants, but also including up to 30% tree cover
extended grasslands with few trees.
A grassland with scattered trees or scattered clumps of trees, a type of community intermediate between grassland and forest.
(Also spelled savannah.) A tropical or subtropical region of grassland and other drought- resistant (xerophilous) vegetation. This type of growth occurs in regions that have a long dry season (usually "winter-dry") but a heavy rainy season, and continuously high temperatures.
A savanna or savannah is a grassland with widely spaced trees, and occurs in several types of biomes. In savannas, grasses and trees are co-dominant vegetation types, with trees and grasses often alternating in dominance over time. The herbaceous layer is usually a mixture of grasses and herbs with trees and shrubs scattered individually or in small clumps.
