A phytosociological study of the northern Rupununi Savanna, British Guiana.

• Main Author: Goodland, Robert. J.
• Other Authors: Maycock, P. (Supervisor)
• Format: Others
• Language: en
• Published: McGill University 1964
• Subjects: Botany.
• Online Access: http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=115509

Savannas are one of the largest and least known vegetation types on the surface of the earth. They are so poorly known that they have neither been adequately mapped nor has their area been measured. However, the total area of savannas in the world may be almost 1 million square miles. In South America, they cover an area probably larger than any other type of vegetation on the continent. Savannas occupy over 20% of the area of Brazil, as much as 100,000 square miles in Venezuela, and not much less in Bolivia and Columbia (vide Shantz, 1954). Although savannas are larger in extent than the Tropical Rain Forests, they have attracted less attention. With the accelerating population increase in the world, savannas will become increasingly important for food production and settlement.