Flooded grasslands and savannas

The Pantanal, in south-central South America

Flooded grasslands and savannas is a terrestrial biome. Its component ecoregions are generally located at subtropical and tropical latitudes, which are flooded seasonally or year-round. A common term is swamp.

1 Characteristics
- 1.1 Examples
2 See also
3 External links

Characteristics

Flooded grasslands and savanna habitats, plant communities, ecosystems, ecozones, and ecoregions are characterized by:

very wet to saturated soil moisture content in nutrient-rich soils
in temperate to tropical climates

They are found as grasslands, savannas, and wetlands.

Examples

Some type examples include

External links

biomeFlooded grasslands and savannasPanda.org: More about the

Biomes and ecozones

Terrestrial
biomes

Polar/montane	Tundra Taiga Montane grasslands and shrublands

Temperate	Coniferous forests Broadleaf and mixed forests Grasslands, savannas, and shrublands

(Sub)tropical	Coniferous forests Broadleaf forests (Moist Dry) Grasslands, savannas, and shrublands

Dry	Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub Deserts and xeric shrublands

Wet	Flooded grasslands and savannas Riparian Wetland

Aquatic
biomes

Other biomes

Endolithic zone

Ecozones

Other ecological divisions

Phytochorion (flora region)

Categories

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