tropical grasslands
Hot, grassy plains
Tropical grasslands are warm-climate ecosystems dominated by grasses rather than trees, found in regions with distinct wet and dry seasons.
The African savanna is the classic example, supporting grazing animals like zebras and wildebeest.
Also called savannas, these grasslands occur in Africa, South America, India, and Australia, typically between tropical rainforests and deserts.
- open plainsBroad, flat, treeless terrain
- seasonal rainfallWeather-dependent periodic precipitation
- wet seasonProlonged rainy period
- African savannaTropical grassland ecosystem
- pastoralismMobile livestock husbandry
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Humid equatorial biome with dense vegetation
jungle · dense forest · tropical forest · rainforest · cloud forest
tropical grasslandstundra
Frigid treeless biome
polar regions · alpine meadows · steppe · prairie · boreal forest
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