Savannas
The soil of the savanna is porous, with rapid drainage of water. It has only a thin layer of humus, which provides vegetation with nutrients. Savannas are sometimes classified as forests.
Savanna is grassland with scattered individual trees. Savannas of one sort or another cover almost half the surface of Africa and large areas of Australia, South America, and India.
Climate is the most important factor in creating a savanna. Savannas are always found in warm or hot climates where the annual rainfall is from about 50.8 to 127 cm per year. Savanna has both a dry and a rainy season.
Seasonal fires play a vital role in the biodiversity. In October there are a series of violent thunderstorms, also strong drying wind this signals the beginning …show more content…
They are very adaptable, being able to live most anywhere. They have excellent vision, keen hearing, and are highly intelligent animals.
The African Wild Dog has long slender legs to help aid in tiring out their prey, they have great eyesight to help them hunt during dusk and dawn, and they also have strong teeth so that they can bite through bone. They also have lots of endurance and generally chase their prey for a very long time, so that eventually the prey gets incredibly tired and as a result it is a easy kill.
In temperate grasslands they have some types of soils that contain nutrient-rich soil due to the growth and the decay of the grass roots. The plants roots that have rotted contain a food source of plants that are living, they also keep soil together.
Grasses are the dominant vegetation. Trees and large shrubs are largely absent. Seasonal drought, occasional fires and grazing by large mammals all prevent woody shrubs and trees from becoming established.
The grasslands have cold winters and hot summers.The summer temperature can be over 38 degrees.The winter temperatures can be as low as -40 degrees. Seasonal drought and occasional fires help maintain these
Savanna is grassland with scattered individual trees. Savannas of one sort or another cover almost half the surface of Africa and large areas of Australia, South America, and India.
Climate is the most important factor in creating a savanna. Savannas are always found in warm or hot climates where the annual rainfall is from about 50.8 to 127 cm per year. Savanna has both a dry and a rainy season.
Seasonal fires play a vital role in the biodiversity. In October there are a series of violent thunderstorms, also strong drying wind this signals the beginning …show more content…
They are very adaptable, being able to live most anywhere. They have excellent vision, keen hearing, and are highly intelligent animals.
The African Wild Dog has long slender legs to help aid in tiring out their prey, they have great eyesight to help them hunt during dusk and dawn, and they also have strong teeth so that they can bite through bone. They also have lots of endurance and generally chase their prey for a very long time, so that eventually the prey gets incredibly tired and as a result it is a easy kill.
In temperate grasslands they have some types of soils that contain nutrient-rich soil due to the growth and the decay of the grass roots. The plants roots that have rotted contain a food source of plants that are living, they also keep soil together.
Grasses are the dominant vegetation. Trees and large shrubs are largely absent. Seasonal drought, occasional fires and grazing by large mammals all prevent woody shrubs and trees from becoming established.
The grasslands have cold winters and hot summers.The summer temperature can be over 38 degrees.The winter temperatures can be as low as -40 degrees. Seasonal drought and occasional fires help maintain these