Sudan savanna

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The Sudan savanna is a broad belt of tropical grassland with scattered trees stretching across central Africa between the Sahel to the north and the wetter forest zones to the south.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biome
ecoregion
savanna
tropical grassland
biodiversityLevel moderate
borderedToNorthBy Sahel
borderedToSouthBy humid forest zone
climateCharacteristic distinct wet and dry seasons
climateType tropical
commonCrops cotton
groundnut
millet
sorghum
continent Africa
dominantVegetation drought-resistant trees
scattered shrubs
tall grasses
extendsAcrossCountry Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Mali
Niger
Nigeria
Senegal
South Sudan
Sudan
fireRegime frequent seasonal fires
landUse extensive livestock grazing
rain-fed agriculture
locatedBetween Guinean forest zone
Sahel
locatedInRegion central Africa
rainfallPattern summer rainfall maximum
rainfallRange approximately 600–1200 mm per year
soilCharacteristic moderate to low fertility
often ferruginous soils
temperatureCharacteristic high mean annual temperatures
threat agricultural expansion
climate variability
deforestation
overgrazing
typicalLargeMammals antelope species
buffalo
elephant
giraffe
typicalTreeGenus Acacia
Combretum
vegetationType grassland with scattered trees

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Benue River region Sudan savanna
Chad hasRegion Sudanian Savanna
linked to: Sudan savanna
North East Nigeria geographicalRegion Sudan savanna
Guinean forests of West Africa adjacentTo West Sudanian savanna
linked to: Sudan savanna
Miombo woodlands partOf African tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome
linked to: Sudan savanna
Adamawa Plateau borders Sudanian savanna
linked to: Sudan savanna
Upper West Region hasVegetationZone Sudan savannah
linked to: Sudan savanna
Garamba National Park partOf Sudano–Guinean savanna zone
linked to: Sudan savanna
Chari River ecoregion Sudanian savanna
linked to: Sudan savanna
Mono River basin ecoregion West Sudanian savanna
linked to: Sudan savanna
Chad hasRegion Sudanian Savanna
linked to: Sudan savanna
Gaya locatedIn Sudan savanna ecological zone
linked to: Sudan savanna
Paris Zoological Park hasBiome Sahel-Sudan biome
linked to: Sudan savanna
Gombe State vegetationZone Sudan savanna
Black Volta region Sudanian savanna
linked to: Sudan savanna
Dyula people region Savanna belt of West Africa
linked to: Sudan savanna
Volta River basin region Sudanian savanna
linked to: Sudan savanna
Potiskum locatedInGeographicFeature Sudan–Sahel savanna zone
linked to: Sudan savanna
Hadejia region Sudan–Sahel ecological zone
linked to: Sudan savanna
Kainji National Park hasVegetation Sudan savanna
Sahel–Central African forest transition zone borders Sudanian savanna
linked to: Sudan savanna