savanna
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The hardest-hit biome last year was once again the Cerrado, a vast, biodiverse savanna south of the Amazon.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
"A lot of savanna biodiversity is also sacred, which means they have cultural value in addition to ecological value," Nerlekar said.
From Science Daily • Feb. 1, 2026
Architect Paul R. Williams’ Guardian Angel Cathedral, which opened in the city in 1963, is cited as a design influence, as are the singular stocky trunk baobab trees of the African savanna.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025
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
Many of them come from the tattered edges of tropical rain forest, or they come from tropical savanna that is being settled rapidly by people.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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Physical Geography - Introductory
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