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Preferred term

SAVANNA  

Definition

  • A rolling grassland scattered with shrubs and isolated trees, which can be found between a tropical rainforest and desert biome. Not enough rain falls on a savanna to support forests. Savannas are also known as tropical grasslands (en)

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  • 2016-07-12 09:43:37.0 [gee-cee] Insert Concept add broader relation (Savanna [d58dab07-f57e-47a9-8dcf-02a3e17f3533,247441] - GRASSLANDS [142ea0c1-b77f-44da-8c64-ac7ee13fd5f6,85105]);
  • 2016-07-12 09:46:11.0 [gee-cee] update PrefLabel (SAVANNA); insert Definition (id: null text: A rolling grassland scattered with shrubs and isolated trees, which can be found between a tropical rainforest and desert biome. Not enough rain falls on a savanna to support forests. Savannas are also known as tropical grasslands language code: en);

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/d58dab07-f57e-47a9-8dcf-02a3e17f3533

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