Tropical+grassland+Savanna+period+8

**Tropical grassland savanna period 8: Kaitlynn and Shaun**
**Facts/characteristics of the Biome:**

= The soil of the savanna is porous, with rapid drainage of water. A grassland is a region where the average annual precipitation is great enough to support grasses, and in some areas a few trees. The precipitation is so eratic that drought and fire prevent large forests from growing. Grasses can survive fires because they grow from the bottom instead of the top. =



= **Location of the Biome**: =



= The animals of the savanna and tropical grassland are: = =
 * = African Elephant =
 * = African Wild Dog =
 * = Black Mamba =
 * = Caracal =
 * = Chacma Baboon =
 * = Egyptian Mongoose =
 * = Emu


 * = Grant's Zebra =
 * = Koala Bear =
 * = Lion =
 * = Nigriceps Ants =
 * = Nile Crocodile =
 * = Zebra =

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**The plants of the savanna and tropical grassland are:**
 * **elephant grass**
 * **baobab grass**
 * = **Candelabra Tree** =
 * = Acacia Senegal =
 * = Bermuda Grass =
 * = Gum Tree Eucalyptus =
 * = Jackalberry Tree =
 * = Jarrah tree =
 * = Kangaroo Paw =
 * = Manketti Tree =
 * = River Bushwillow =
 * = Umbrella Thorn Acacia =
 * = Whistling Thorn =

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** The keystone species in the tropical grassland and savanna is the elephant because elephants break down trees, which help make room for grass to grow if there were no elephants the savanna would be mostly a forest. **

**Average temperature range for the savanna and tropical grasslands is that there is a distinct dry season, which is in the winter and is 93 degrees as an average, when the wet season is happening the average temperature is 61 degrees .**

** Annual Precipiation for the biome: 20-50 inches ** = It is crucial that the rainfall is concentrated in six or eight months of the year, followed by a long period of drought when fires can occur. = = Savanna has both a dry and a rainy season. Seasonal fires play a vital role in the savanna's biodiversity. In October, a series of violent thunderstorms, followed by a strong drying wind, signals the beginning of the dry season. Fire is prevalent around January, at the height of the dry season. Fires in savannas are often caused by poachers who want to clear away dead grass to make it easier to see their prey = ==

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