savanna
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The research used forest inventory data from 2,700 plots across the country, ranging from cool moist forests to dry savanna.
From Barron's • Jan. 6, 2026
A recent study suggested that if deforestation and climate change continue unabated, between 10% and 47% of the Amazon could transition from lush rainforest to arid savanna over the next 25 years.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2024
In Brazil, huge swaths of the Amazon rainforest and Cerrado savanna have been lost to pastures and fields that produce beef and soybeans.
From Science Magazine • Nov. 26, 2024
Visitors will go "on a journey through the African savanna" alongside iconic characters from Mufasa and Simba to Timon and Pumbaa, theme parks chief Josh D’Amaro said on Saturday.
From BBC • Aug. 11, 2024
In a broad reach of savanna, the Beni’s original inhabitants built raised fields—artificial platforms of soil that lift crops above the floodwaters.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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Physical Geography - Introductory
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