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"Understanding the Savanna" Robert Hudson Plants and the Environment CP210 08th April 2001 Definition of Savanna "A tropical formation where the grass stratum is continuous and important, but occasionally interrupted by trees and shrubs; the stratum is burnt from time to time and the main growth patterns are closely associated with alternating wet and dry seasons." (Bourliere and Hadley 1992) Introduction There is no commonly agreed definition of the word savanna. According to The Penguin Dictionary of Physical Geography (1984) the definition of savanna (savannah or savana) is a former Spanish term used universally to describe the world's tropical grasslands. However it is questionable whether the definition is definitive throughout the globe. According to Collinson (1988) the European definition of savanna is "a tropical grass-dominated formation with a greater or lesser proportion of open woody vegetation and associated trees". The same author suggests the North American definition does not limit its association to tropical systems. Collinson (1988)...

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