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

Such an increase would mean more than 10,000 square kilometers (3,861 square miles) of forest and other native savanna vegetation were destroyed in the 12 months, the most since 2015.

To plant crops, farmers have to tear out and burn these roots, which devastates natural seed banks and the savanna’s ability to regenerate. Image by Sarah Sax.

Young, A.L., Bloodworth, K.J., Frost, M.D.T. et al. (2022) Heatwave implications for the future of longleaf pine savanna understory restoration. Plant Ecology 223:339–351.. The longleaf pine (LLP) ...

There are conflicting ideas about the development of rural Africa: On the one hand, governments and conservation organizations want to protect savanna ecosystems in order to preserve the habitat ...

My lifelong studies have focused on the ecology of Africa's large herbivores and their effects on savanna vegetation. In my recent book, ...

All the latest science news on savanna from Phys.org. Find the latest news, advancements, and breakthroughs. Topics. ... a Brazilian biome that includes several types of vegetation, from broad ...

Workers clear trees and wooded vegetation Thursday at the Matsell Bridge Natural Area near Central City as restoration begins of a 9-acre savanna. The project is funded by a $10,000 National Fish ...

Deforestation in the world's most biologically diverse savanna, the Brazilian Cerrado, rose by around 25% in the 12 months through July from the previous period, two people familiar with the still ...