KS3 Geography: Africa. 2: Overview of climate zones and biomes

But the climate and weather on this great continent is amazingly varied. The Sahara desert can often reach temperatures of 50 ...
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Climate underlies African forest and savanna biomes

Coupled field observations and phytoclimatic modeling show that the distribution of African forest and savanna ecosystems are highly predictable by climate, researchers report in a new study. The ...
Nature

The bii4africa dataset of faunal and floral population intactness estimates across Africa’s major land uses

Sub-Saharan Africa is under-represented in global biodiversity datasets, particularly regarding the impact of land use on species’ population abundances. Drawing on recent advances in expert ...
Phys.org

It'll take 150 years to map Africa's biodiversity at the current rate, say researchers

The African continent is bursting with biodiversity. In a 2016 report, the United Nations Environment Program wrote: "Africa's biomes extend from mangroves to deserts, from Mediterranean to tropical ...
Nature

What changing energy flows reveal about Africa’s ecosystems

As the giants of the animal kingdom dwindle in numbers, a new way to assess ecosystem function sheds light on animals’ changing ecological contributions. Wendy Foden is in the Scientific Services unit ...