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Savanna

Frédéric Salein. Savanna. Markee D. Location. Savannas can be found over most of Africa, India, parts of South American, and the upper part of Australia. Close to the equator staying between the tropics of cancer and capricorn regions (defenders). Markee D. Savanna Climate.

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Savanna

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  1. Frédéric Salein Savanna • Markee D.

  2. Location • Savannas can be found over most of Africa, India, parts of South American, and the upper part of Australia. • Close to the equator staying between the tropics of cancer and capricorn regions (defenders). • Markee D

  3. Savanna Climate • The temperature ranges from 61˚F - 91˚F • Wet season tends to have a lower temperature while the dry season has higher temperatures. • Precipitation has an average of 30-50 inches (Buzzle).

  4. Savanna Features • Savannas are very dry • The rain fall occurs around six or 8 months out of the year. The rest of the year is just drought. • The soil of is constantly deprived of water. • Thin layer of humus on top of the soil. • The thin layer of humus allows vegetation (Defenders). Frédéric Salein

  5. Savanna Animals • Animals vary depending on the continents. • List of Animals include: Kangaroo, Crocodile, Lions, Leopards, Vultures, Cheetahs (Savanna Biome Facts). Gazelle, Impala, Zebra, Wildebeest, Elephant, Buffalo, Giraffe (Buzzle).

  6. Savanna Vegetation • Due to little fertility in the soil, grass is dominant in the biome. • Savannas in Africa can be either grasslands or shrub-lands (Buzzle). • Vegetation in the savannas include wild grass acacia trees, shrubs, tall grass, and baobab trees. • Grass and shrubs are clumped together. • Vegetation has adapted to the lack of water during the dry seasons (Biology).

  7. Savanna Biome Threats • Tourist taken on safaris increase the pollution in the air due to the vehicles. • Poaching in safaris pose a threat to elephants, lions, and other animals. • With few lions and too many herbivores the grass could be depleted (Savanna Biome). • The African Wild Dog, Black Rhinoceros, and Golden Cheeked Warbler, and Blue-throated Macaw are the animals endangered in this biome (Endangered Species).

  8. Abiotic Features • Fire is the main abiotic feature. Savannas over time could grow into tropical rainforest. • The soil supports just grass and shrubs and the occasional tree. • The water from the wet season is stored in plants so they last through the dry season (abiotic factors).

  9. Food web example • Markee D

  10. Interesting facts • The boab tree can store thousands of liter of water in its trunk and branches for the dry season. • During fires in the dry season the stems of plants aren't damaged but the leaves are. • Most forms of grass grow to at least one foot (flora). • Hyenas can weigh over 150 lbs. in adulthood. • Cheetahs can travel at speeds close to 70 mph (fauna). Philip Tellis

  11. Works Cited • Bailey, Regina. "Land Biomes: Savannas." Biology. About, No Date. Web. 6 October 2012. http://biology.about.com/od/landbiomes/a/aa041706a.htm • "Savanna: Africa - Abiotic Factors." Savanna Africa. Green Team Science, 15 November 2005. Web. 1 October 2012. http://www2.newcanaan.k12.ct.us/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=11272 • "Savanna: Africa - Flora." Savanna Africa. Green Team Science, 15 November 2005. Web. 1 October 2012. http://www2.newcanaan.k12.ct.us/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=10873& • Savanna: Africa - Fauna." Savanna Africa. Green Team Science, 15 November 2005. Web. 1 October 2012. http://www2.newcanaan.k12.ct.us/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=10884& • "Savanna Biome." BioExpedition. BioExpedition, No Date. Web. 6 October 2012. http://bioexpedition.com/savanna-biome/ • Sandhyarani, Ningthoujam. "Savanna Biome Facts." Buzzle. Buzzle, 27 May 2011. Web. 7 October 2012. http://www.buzzle.com/articles/savanna-biome-facts.html • Schowalter-Hay, Ethan. "Endangered Species in the Savanna Biome." Ehow. Demand Media, inc., No Date. Web. 5 October 2012. http://www.ehow.com/info_7843983_endangered-species-savanna-biome.html • "Tropical Grasslands (Savannas)." Defenders of Wild Life. Defenders of Wild Life, No Date. Web. 7 October 2012. http://www.defenders.org/grasslands/tropical-grasslands

  12. Pictures Cited • Salein, Frédéric. Elephants, cattle-egrets. 19 June 2010. Flickr, web. 5 October 2012. • Salein, Frédéric. Female Impala on the run. 21 June 2010. Flickr, web. 5 October 2012. • Tellis, Philip. 400 Year Old Boab Tree. 14 September 2006. Flickr, web. 7 October 2012.

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