Savanna
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A savanna or savannah is a mixed woodland-grassland biome and ecosystem characterised by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced so that the canopy does not close. The open canopy allows sufficient
A tree savanna at Tarangire National Park in Tanzania in East Africa
A grass savanna at Kruger National Park in South Africa
A savanna woodland in Northern Australia demonstrating the regular tree spacing characteristic of some savannas
Bushfire in Kakadu National Park, Australia
Biome
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A biome is a distinct geographical region with specific climate, vegetation, animal life, and an ecosystem. It consists of a biological community that has formed in response to its physical environmen
Savanna
…A savanna or savannah is a mixed woodland-grassland (i.e. grassy woodland) biome and ecosystem characterised by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced so that the canopy does not close. The open canopy allows sufficient light…
Predicted changes for Earth's biomes under two different climate change scenarios for 2081–2100. Top row is low emissions scenario, bottom row is high emissions scenario. Biomes are classified with Holdridge life zones system. A shift of 1 or 100% (darker colours) indicates that the region has fully moved into a completely different biome zone type.
Anthropogenic Biomes of the World, Version 2, 1800 Global
Anthropogenic Biomes of the World, Version 2, 1900 Global
Anthropogenic Biomes of the World, Version 2, 2000 Global