The savanna biome consists of areas of open grassland with very few trees. Biomes are defined by their unique vegetation and animal life, and the savanna is a type of grassland biome. There are ...

Both are dominated by grass and few trees as well as hooved animals that can run fast from predators, so what's the difference between a grassland and a savanna? Essentially a savanna is one type ...

Savanna fires keep tree cover low and prevent forests from encroaching on the grassland. When tree cover is high, as in a forest, fires cannot spread as easily, halting the savanna's advance into the ...

but fire needs to be actively maintained in savanna and grassland ecosystems and even reintroduced in the many areas that have seen decades of “inappropriate” fire exclusion, the researchers said.

Large areas targeted for forest restoration in Africa, Asia and South America are covered by savanna and grassland. These open ecosystems are incorrectly mapped as degraded forest in the publicly ...

The Lion King got one thing right: love is in the air on the savanna. From the birds perched in the trees to the foxes curled in their den, plenty of these grassland creatures are monogamous and ...

They found that within savanna-grassland regions, drier ecosystems were more vulnerable to changes in wildfire frequency than humid ecosystems. "The potential to lose soil carbon with very high ...

Regular burning and reintroducing browsing herbivores may also help control the threat that trees can pose to the savanna. These recommendations echo those of grassland scientists over the years.