Sudan savanna

E108906
biome ecoregion savanna tropical grassland

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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All labels observed (12)

Label Occurrences
Sudanian savanna 5
Sudan savanna canonical 4
Sudanian Savanna 2

Statements (51)

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 ⓘ

Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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