{"name":"Serengeti Savanna Food Web","slug":"serengeti-savanna-food-web","ecosystem_type":"terrestrial","biome":"TSGSS","is_featured":true,"url":"https://speciesfyi.com/food-web/serengeti-savanna-food-web/","location":"East Africa — Tanzania and Kenya","description":"The Serengeti savanna supports one of the most complex terrestrial food webs on Earth, driven by the annual migration of over 1.5 million wildebeest. Grasses and acacia woodlands form the base, sustaining vast herbivore populations that in turn support Africa's largest concentration of large predators. Decomposers and scavengers play critical roles in nutrient recycling across this iconic landscape.","trophic_levels":[{"name":"Producers","level":1,"examples":["Red oat grass","Acacia trees","Star grass"]},{"name":"Primary Consumers","level":2,"examples":["Wildebeest","Zebra","Thomson's gazelle"]},{"name":"Secondary Consumers","level":3,"examples":["Cheetah","Wild dog","Jackal"]},{"name":"Tertiary Consumers","level":4,"examples":["Lion","Spotted hyena"]},{"name":"Decomposers","level":5,"examples":["Dung beetles","Fungi","Bacteria"]}],"key_interactions":["Lions prey primarily on wildebeest and zebra","Cheetahs specialize in hunting Thomson's gazelles","Vultures and hyenas scavenge predator kills","Dung beetles process herbivore waste, recycling nutrients into the soil"]}