Kate Parr, Professor of Tropical Ecology at ... issues raised are not unique to Africa and many other non-forest areas, for example, the open savannas and grasslands of India and Brazil, could ...

The savanna (sometimes mistakenly spelled as "Savannah," which is in the state of Georgia) describes an African region with grasslands and minimal tree densities. This wide-open landscape becomes ...

Today, the term “Big Five” refers to the beauty and power of some of Africa’s most iconic animals. However, it has a much ...

South Africa’s Drakensberg grasslands are one of five subtropical grassland ecoregions in the country. The rolling hills and mountains of the Drakensberg are an important water catchment area and the ...

Savannas cover 60% of Africa and represent a transition from tropical forests to deserts ... forces dominate the evolution of plant traits in grasslands, recurring fire, periodic drought, and ...

These animals are best adapted to vast expanses of grassland with scattered ... distributed the area would become a tropical rainforest. In the African savanna region October signals the beginning ...