Savanna ecology

Hey! I’m Lucy the lion and

I’m Bob the baobab! I
my friends are here to tell like lots of water and I’m Ellie the elephant! I help
control the tree and plant
you about themselves and have deep roots so I can populations by browsing,
how they play a role in our stay healthy in the dry trampling or spreading seeds
season. through my dung.
savanna home. I’m Zara the zebra! I work
with Ellie by grazing the
grass, keeping it healthy and
stopping strong fires from
I’m Greg the grass! spreading (because I eat
I use water from alot of grass1)
the surface of the
soil before bob
steals it.

I’m Freddie the fire! I help

shape savanna ecosystems.
But sometimes, in the dry It’s me again, Lucy! I hope you
season I am too strong and enjoyed meeting my friends
damage the trees, grass and and learning a bit about them
shrubs leaving my friends with
less food. and their jobs in our savanna
home.

I’m Rory the rain! In the wet season I

provide lots of water that goes into
the soil and sometimes turns the
grasslands into woodlands. I also work
with Freddie by giving the plants water
to grow after his fires.

​Bodini, A. and Clerici, N. (2016). Vegetation, herbivores and fires in savanna ecosystems: A network perspective. Ecological Complexity, [online] 28, pp.36–46. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecocom.2016.10.001.