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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment
  2. natural resources
  3. biological resources
  4. vegetation
  5. vegetation types
  6. savannas

Preferred term

savannas

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information A tropical or subtropical biome, consisting mainly of coarse grasses with scattered shrubs and trees due to distinct wet and dry seasons; often a transitional zone between a grassland and a woodland.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

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Synonyms

  • savannahs

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/62470

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