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• Savanna — A savanna or savannah is a tropical or subtropical grassland or woodland ecosystem. [ [http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/242157/grass savanna grass savanna] , Britannica Online Encyclopedia] Savannas are characterised by the trees being… …   Wikipedia

• savanna —   the biome found in tropical areas either side of the equatorial zone between 10˚ and 20˚ …   Geography glossary

• Oak savanna — Oak savanna, California An oak savanna is a type of savanna, or lightly forested grassland, where oaks (Quercus spp.) are the dominant tree species. These savannas were maintained historically through wildfires set by lightning, grazing, low… …   Wikipedia

• Forest-savanna mosaic — is a transition zone between the tropical moist broadleaf forests of equatorial Africa and the drier savannas and open woodlands to the north and south of the forest belt. The forest savanna mosaic consists of drier forests, often gallery forest …   Wikipedia

• Sudanian Savanna — The Sudanian Savanna is a broad belt of tropical savanna that runs east and west across the African continent, from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Ethiopian Highlands in the east. The Sahel, a belt of drier grasslands and acacia savannas,… …   Wikipedia

• Shinile Zone — Shinile is one of nine Zones of the Ethiopian Somali Region. Shinile is named for its largest town, Shinile. Located at the northwestern point of the Somali Region, and stretching across the savanna north of the Amhar mountains, Shinile is… …   Wikipedia

• Tropical savanna climate — These climates have monthly mean temperature above 18º C in every month of the year and a pronounced dry season, with the driest month having precipitation less than 60 mm and also less than (100 − [total annual precipitation {mm}/25] ). Most… …   Wikipedia

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