Savannah

Japanese: サバンナ

A grassland area distributed in the intermediate zone between tropical desert and tropical rainforest. It is mainly a long-grass savanna with lush long grass (mostly grasses and legumes) and sparse forests and shrubs mixed in places, but when it is very dry it becomes a short-grass savanna. The rainy and dry seasons are clearly separated, and vegetation regenerates and flourishes during the hot rainy season and dies during the dry season. The most representative area is in the central part of Africa, which occupies about one-third of the continent's area, and this is where the name was originally given. Many species of large mammals live. In South America, it is called Campo in the inland part of Brazil and Llano in the Orinoco River basin. → Grassland → Related topics Africa | Savanna climate | Sahel | Tropical plants | Northern Territory | Baobab | Masai

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Japanese:

熱帯の砂漠と熱帯降雨林の中間地帯に分布する草原地帯。丈の長い草（多くはイネ科とマメ科）が茂り，疎林や低木を所々にまじえる長草サバンナがおもだが，乾燥度が強いと短草サバンナとなる。雨季と乾季の区別が明瞭で，暑い雨季に植生は更新，繁茂し，乾季に枯れる。アフリカの中央部で大陸の面積の約３分の１を占めるものが代表的で，もともとこれに付けられた名称。多種の大型哺乳(ほにゅう)類動物が住む。南米では，ブラジルの内陸部でカンポ，オリノコ川流域でリャノと呼ばれる。→草原
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