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) ...

Deforestation in Brazil's Cerrado savanna rose to a seven-year high, ... Destruction of native vegetation rose 25% to 10,689 square kilometers (4,127 square miles) ...

Quad City law enforcement officers suffered non-life-threatening injuries and a suspect was injured and airlifted for ...

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 ...

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 ...

We have covered a few of these remarkable plant species in my column. This time, I want to share some fun facts about a unique savanna shrub, Måhlok håyu. The Latin name is Geniostoma rupestre ...

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

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 ...