East African savanna

E836427

biome savanna ecosystem

The East African savanna is a vast tropical grassland ecosystem characterized by open plains dotted with acacia trees and rich populations of large mammals such as elephants, lions, and wildebeest.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
African Grasslands	1

Statements (70)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	biome ⓘ savanna ecosystem ⓘ
averageAnnualRainfall	500–1200 millimeters ⓘ
averageTemperatureRange	20–30 degrees Celsius ⓘ
culturallyAssociatedGroup	Barabaig people NERFINISHED ⓘ Maasai people NERFINISHED ⓘ Samburu people NERFINISHED ⓘ
dominantGrassFamily	Poaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ
dominantTreeGenus	Acacia NERFINISHED ⓘ Balanites NERFINISHED ⓘ Vachellia NERFINISHED ⓘ
ecoregionOf	Afrotropical realm NERFINISHED ⓘ
foundInCountry	Burundi NERFINISHED ⓘ Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ Malawi NERFINISHED ⓘ Mozambique NERFINISHED ⓘ Rwanda NERFINISHED ⓘ Somalia NERFINISHED ⓘ South Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	frequent fires ⓘ large mammal migrations ⓘ open plains ⓘ seasonal rainfall ⓘ
hasClimate	seasonally dry ⓘ tropical ⓘ
hasRainfallPattern	distinct dry season ⓘ distinct wet season ⓘ
hasSoilType	nutrient-poor soils ⓘ well-drained soils ⓘ
hasVegetationType	grassland ⓘ scattered trees ⓘ
includesProtectedArea	Amboseli National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Maasai Mara National Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruaha National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Serengeti National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Tarangire National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Tsavo National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ
keyEcologicalProcess	fire regime ⓘ herbivore grazing ⓘ nutrient cycling ⓘ predator–prey interactions ⓘ
locatedIn	East Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	African savanna biome ⓘ
supportsSpecies	African buffalo NERFINISHED ⓘ African bush elephant NERFINISHED ⓘ African lion ⓘ African wild dog NERFINISHED ⓘ Grant's gazelle ⓘ Thomson's gazelle NERFINISHED ⓘ blue wildebeest NERFINISHED ⓘ cheetah ⓘ giraffe ⓘ marabou stork NERFINISHED ⓘ ostrich ⓘ plains zebra ⓘ spotted hyena ⓘ termite ⓘ vultures ⓘ warthog ⓘ
threatenedBy	climate change ⓘ habitat fragmentation ⓘ overgrazing by livestock ⓘ poaching ⓘ
usedFor	pastoralism ⓘ safari tourism ⓘ wildlife tourism ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

Athi–Kapiti ecosystem → ecoregion → East African savanna ⓘ

Henry Doorly Zoo → hasPart → East African savanna ⓘ

this entity surface form: African Grasslands