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"Savannah" redirects here. For other uses, see Savannah (disambiguation).
Typical tropical savanna in Northern Australia demonstrating the high tree density and regular spacing characteristic of many savannas.

A savanna, or savannah, is a grassland ecosystem characterized by the trees being sufficiently small or widely spaced so that the canopy does not close. The open canopy allows sufficient light to reach the ground to support an unbroken herbaceous layer consisting primarily of grasses. Some classification systems also recognize a grassland savanna from which trees are absent. This article deals only with savanna under the common definition of a grassy woodland with a significant woody plant component.

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  2. McPherson, G. R. 1997. Ecology and management of North American Savannas. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona Press. 208 p.
  3. Werner, Patricia A. (1991). "Introduction". In Patricia A. Werner (ed.). Savanna Ecology and Management: Australian Perspectives and Intercontinental Comparisons. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing. ISBN 978-0-632-03199-3. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  4. grass savanna, Encyclopædia Britannica Online