SAVANNA GRASSLAND

BY: Samuel Robinson AKA Sam & Quinterius Neloms AKA Q

ANIMALS THAT LIVE IN SAVANNAH

The grassland has animal like…….. American Bald Eagle Badger Bobcat Bumblebee Coyote Prairie Dog

GRASSLAND PLANTS

Big bluestem grass Blue grama grass Milkweed June grass

BIOTIC/ABIOTIC FACT

BIOTIC Biotic are living Bobcat Coyote Milkweed June grass

ABIOTIC Abiotic are not living Sub-Tropical &Tropical

grassland Temperate grassland Flooded grassland

WHAT ARE SOME THREATS OF GRASSLAND? There are two major threats in the grasslands. One threat is Global warming and the other is conversion to agriculture. When some global temperatures rise some grasslands with become deserts as the rainfall patterns change.A typical savanna fire burning through the grass beneath the trees.

WHAT ARE THE NATIVE PLANTS AND THEIR ADAPTATIONS TO LIVE THERE?

Plants have adaptations to help them survive (live and grow) in different areas. Adaptations are special features that allow a plant or animal to live in a particular place or habitat. These adaptations might make it very difficult for the plant to survive in a different place. This explains why certain plants are found in one area, but not in another. For example, you wouldn't see a cactus living in the Arctic. Nor would you see lots of really tall trees living in grasslands.

WHAT ARE THE NATIVE ANIMALS AND THEIR ADAPTATIONS TO LIVE THERE?

Animals that live in Illinois prairies today are adapted to the grassland. These adaptations of body structure or behavior help them survive in a prairie habitat. A few of these adaptations are:

Some animals, such as bison, have broad, flat-topped teeth and digestive systems especially adapted to feed on grasses.

Many prairie animals have front legs and paws that allow them to burrow into the ground, where they are protected from predators.

Many prairie animals are adapted for nocturnal life; that is, they are active at night.

EXAMPLES OF COOPERATION AND COMPETITION BETWEEN AND AMONG SPECIES

When one animal eats another animals for meat that lives in the grasslands.

When an animal eats the plants in the grasslands for food.

Cooperation between the animals in the grasslands for an example is when the elephants eats the trees and shrubs to help the grass to grow.

Animals working together to kill another animal for meat.

GRASSLAND'S RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES

Some recreational activities to do in the grasslands are hiking, camping, biking, ridding horses hunting, and picnicking.

WHERE CAN A GRASSLAND BIOME BE FOUND?

Grassland biomes can be found in the middle latitudes, in the interiors of continents. They can have either moist continental climates or dry subtropical climates. The climate there is humid and moist. Grasslands in the southern hemisphere tend to get more rainfall than those in the northern hemisphere, and the grass tends to be the tall-grass variety. In Argentina, South America, the grasslands are known as pampas.

PUBLICIZE POINTS OF INTERESTIN THE GRASSLAND?

Some could be in tropical grassland could be looking at the rivers or enjoying watching animals.

SUGGEST OTHER BIOMES NEARBY FOR SIDE TRIPS.

Nearby biomes are oceans and deserts

WHAT IS THE AVERAGE PRECIPITATION?

Grassland biomes are large, rolling terrains of grasses, flowers and herbs. Latitude, soil and local climates for the most part determine what kinds of plants grow in a particular grassland. A grassland is a region where the average annual precipitation is great enough to support grasses, and in some areas a few trees.

WHAT IS THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE?

Temperate grasslands have hot summers and cold winters. Summer temperatures can be well over 100 degrees Fahrenheit, while winter temperatures can be as low as -40 degrees Fahrenheit. They typically have between 10 and 35 inches of precipitation a year, much of it occurring in the late spring and early summer.

SUPPLIES/GEAR THAT TOURISTS SHOULD BRING TO MAKE THEIR TRIP MORE ENJOYABLE

In the summer you should bring shorts, pants, T-shirts, water, boots, coat, hat, and sunscreen. If you go during the winter bring a heavy coat, sweatshirts, pants, hat, and gloves. You should also bring bag to carry stuff, extra water, binoculars, insect spray, snacks,, extra cloths, matches, tent, and extra food.

WHAT ARE SOME THREATS TO THIS GRASSLAND?

One threat to these Savanna biomes is the animals which graze upon it. Other biomes such as Taiga or Rainforest have a high tree quantity which means that less grass is able to grow for animals to graze on. However, since Savannas have few trees and much wide open space than other biomes an herbaceous layer grows much easier.

ENDANGERED SPECIES

Asian Elephant Mexican Prairie “marmot” Dog

Northern hairy-nosed wombat Black Rhinocerous Grevy’s Zebra

IS THERE A FEAR OF CLIMATE CHANGE FOR GRASSLAND BIOME

In the past the Earth's climate has gone through many cycles that have caused significant changes to the Earth's atmosphere.

More recently it has been acknowledged that human activities over the past 200 years have significantly altered the Earth’s atmosphere (CSIRO 2001) and have lead to a warming of the Earth’s surface.

The cause of the recent change in climate is mainly due to an increase in greenhouse gas emissions. Because greenhouse gas emissions are continuing to increase, this warming will also continue (CSIRO 2001).

WHY IS THIS BIOME GLOBALLY IMPORTANT?

Grasslands are globally important because they are a natural Carbon Sink and natural carbon sinks are an important part of a natural process called Carbon Cycle. In the carbon cycle, earth both emits and re-captures and stores large quantities of Carbon Dioxide, also known as CO2, from the earth's atmosphere thereby keeping the global temperature more or less in balance. Terrestrial plants use the carbon dioxide from the air for their photosynthesis process. Other important carbon sinks are forests and oceans.

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