Ecosystems

Savannah

Savannah biome

Asian savannahs

In tropical Asia there are monsoons, bringing rain and humidity, so as well as savannahs, there are also "clear" woods and forests, i.e. having deciduous and less luxuriant trees than in rain jungles. In India and Indochina, these areas are inhabited by large herbivores, such as deer, elephants, gaurs and bantengs and large-size predators, such as tigers, leopards, cuons and wolves. In India there are also drier areas: one in the north-west, including part of the Indo basin, the other being the Deccan Plateau. These areas are called sub-desert and include sandy areas where acacias and Zizyphus bushes grow. They look less desolate than the near-by Sahara Desert but are not so full of plants as an African or South-American savannah.