The Savanna
Biodiversity
Map of Savannas
African Savanna
Australian Tropical Savanna
Terai-Duar Savanna
Animal Kingdom
Asian Elephant
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Proboscidae
Family: Elephantidae
Genus: Elephas
Species: Maximus
Lion
A Lion eats, antelopes, buffaloes, zebras, young elephants, rhinos, hippos, wild hogs, crocodiles and giraffes. It is a Vertebrate, has an Endoskeleton, and is Warm blooded. A male lion grows to about 1.7-2.5 metres long, 1.2 metres tall, and a weight of 190 kilograms. A female lion grows to about 1.4-1.8 metres long, 1.1 metres tall, and a weight of 130 kilograms. They both live from 10-14 years.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Genus: Panthera
Species: Leo
Spotted Hyena
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Hyaenidae
Genus: Crocuta
Species: Aardwolf
Plant Kingdom
Baobab
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Malvales
Family: Bombacaceae
Genus: Adansonia
Species: Adansonia digitata
River Bushwillow
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Myrtales
Family: Combretaceae
Genus: Combretum
Species: Erythrophyllum
Jackalberry Tree
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Cyperales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Pennisetum
Species: Purpureum
Fungi Kingdom
Trametes Versicolor or Turkey Tail Mushroom
Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Polyporales
Family: Polyporaceae
Genus: Trametes
Species: Versicolor
Laetiporus Sulphureus
Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Polyporales
Family: Polyporaceae
Genus: Laetiporus
Species: Sulphureus
Sarcoscypha Dudleyi or Crimson Cup
Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Ascomycota
Class: Pezizomycetes
Order: Pezizales
Family: Sarcoscyphaceae
Genus: Sarcoscypha
Species: Dudleyi
Protist Kingdom
Plasmodium
Kingdom: Protista
Phylum: Alveolata
Class: Apicomplexa
Order: Aconoidasida
Family: Haemosporida
Genus: Plasmodiidae
Species: Plasmodium.
Trypanosoma
Kingdom: Protista
Phylum: Euglenozoa
Class: Kinetoplastida
Order: Trypanosomatida
Family: Trypanosomatidae
Genus: Trypanosoma.
Trichonympha Agilis
Kingdom: Protista
Phylum: Metamonada
Class: Parabasalia
Order: Trichomonadida
Family: Trichonymphidae
Genus: Trichonympha.
Monera Kingdom
Cyanobacteria
Kingdom: Monera
Phylum: Cyanobacteria
There is no official class, order, family, genus, or species.
Agrobacterium Tumefaciens
Kingdom: Monera
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Class: Alphaproteobacteria
Order: Rhizobiales
Family: Rhizobiaceae
Genus: Agrobacterium
Species: Tumefaciens.
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa
Kingdom: Monera
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Class: Gammaproteobacteria
Order: Pseudomonadales
Family: Pseudomonadaceae
Genus: Pseudomonas
Species: Aeruginosa
Threats
- Mining: Many operating stone quarries have been observed in India. The mining destroys the landscape, which takes several hundred years to recover. But, abandoned mines create a habitat because they are ideal spots for fox dens.
- Bunding/Trenching: Bunding and Trenching has completely changed some large areas of the savanna, killing plant life, and exposing the ground to erosion, leading to a higher run off of rain water.
Protections
- Trees: Trees protect the savanna by absorbing odors and pollutant gases, cleaning the air for animals. They also filter particulates out of the air by trapping them on bark and leaves.
- Soil Protection: Experts are educating people on how to protect the soil and prevent soil erosion.
- Windbreaks: People are planting trees as windbreaks to prevent wind erosion.
Challenges
- Dryness: The savanna is really dry, which leads to a lot of wildfires. The fires burn the small bit of vegetation that still remain in the savanna. Humans have made the dirt even worse by farming it. Also, with the biome so dry there is not a lot of water, so the animals will die of dehydration, and might become extinct.
References
Adansonia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adansonia Asian Elephant Facts: https://www.pinterest.com/explore/asian-elephant-facts/ Australian Savanna Climate: http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/savanna_australiaclim_page.htm Basidiomycota: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basidiomycota Classification of Cyanobacteria: http://www.bacterio.net/-classifcyano.html Combretum Erythrophyllum: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Combretum_erythrophyllum,_herfsloof,_c,_Nkwe.jpg Cyanobacteria: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyanobacteria Earth Floor: Biomes (Animals) http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/savannaha.html Elephants Scientific Classification: https://seaworld.org/en/animal-info/animal-infobooks/elephants/scientific-classification Facts About Hyenas: http://www.livescience.com/55037-hyenas.html Grassland Organisms: https://biomesfirst11.wikispaces.com/Grassland+Organisms Introduction to Synechocystis: http://2016.igem.org/Team:Edinburgh_OG/Experiments/Cyanobacteria Laetiporus Sulphureus: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laetiporus_sulphureus Plasmodium Description: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasmodium#Description Plasmodium Falciparum: http://scientistsagainstmalaria.net/parasite/plasmodium-falciparum Pseudomonas aeruginosa: http://textbookofbacteriology.net/pseudomonas.html Pseudomonas Aeruginosa: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudomonas_aeruginosa River Bushwillow: http://suntrees.co.za/2015/05/29/combretum-erythrophyllum-river-bushwillow-vaderlandswilg/ Sarcoscypha Dudleyi: Savana Biomes: http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/savanna.htm Scientific Classification: http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0193009.html Spotted Hyena: http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/spotted-hyena/#spotted-hyena-walking-toward.jpg Terai-Duar Savanna and Grasslands: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terai-Duar_savanna_and_grasslands Terai-Duar Savanna and Grasslands: http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/ecoregions/teraiduar_savannas_grasslands.cfm The Genome of Agrobacterium Tumefaciens: http://www.genomenewsnetwork.org/articles/12_01/A_tumefaciens_genome.shtml Threats To Savanna Grasslands: http://www.atree.org/research/sscbc/ecosystems_global_change/Indian-savanna-project/ISP-threats-to-savanna-grasslands Top 22 Benefets of Trees: https://www.treepeople.org/resources/tree-benefits Trichonympha: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichonympha Trichonympha Agilis: http://images.sciencesource.com/p/8D8117.html Trypanosoma: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trypanosoma Turkey Tail Mushroom Studied for Cancer Patients: http://marnieclark.com/turkey-tail-mushrooms-studied-for-cancer-patients/