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Rannestad, Meley Mekonen, and Tigist Araya Gessesse. "Deforestation and Subsequent Cultivation of Nutrient Poor Soils of Miombo Woodlands of Tanzania: Long Term Effect on Maize Yield and Soil Nutrients." Sustainability 12, no. 10 (2020): 4113. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12104113.

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The miombo woodlands of Tanzania have continued to be subjected to deforestation due to mainly agricultural expansion. Knowledge of long-term productivity of the subsequent land use can help to evaluate the sustainability of the existing land management systems. We used both socioeconomic and soil survey data to assess maize yield and selected soil properties, respectively, with an increasing cultivation period since conversion from miombo woodland. Data on maize production was collected from 121 households in three villages, while soil sampling was undertaken on 15 plots in one of the study v

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Godlee, John L., Francisco Maiato Gonçalves, José João Tchamba, et al. "Diversity and Structure of an Arid Woodland in Southwest Angola, with Comparison to the Wider Miombo Ecoregion." Diversity 12, no. 4 (2020): 140. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/d12040140.

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Seasonally dry woodlands are the dominant land cover across southern Africa. They are biodiverse, structurally complex, and important for ecosystem service provision. Species composition and structure vary across the region producing a diverse array of woodland types. The woodlands of the Huíla plateau in southwest Angola represent the extreme southwestern extent of the miombo ecoregion and are markedly drier than other woodlands within this ecoregion. They remain understudied, however, compared to woodlands further east in the miombo ecoregion. We aimed to elucidate further the tree diversity

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Lupala, Z. J., L. P. Lusambo, Y. M. Ngaga, and Angelingis A. Makatta. "The Land Use and Cover Change in Miombo Woodlands under Community Based Forest Management and Its Implication to Climate Change Mitigation: A Case of Southern Highlands of Tanzania." International Journal of Forestry Research 2015 (2015): 1–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/459102.

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In Tanzania, miombo woodland is the most significant forest vegetation with both ecological and socioeconomic importance. The vegetation has been threatened from land use and cover change due to unsustainable utilization. Over the past two decades, community based forest management (CBFM) has been practiced to address the problem. Given the current need to mitigate global climate change, little is known on the influence of CBFM to the land use and cover change in miombo woodlands and therefore compromising climate change mitigation strategies. This study explored the dynamic of land use and co

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Shamaoma, Hastings, Paxie W. Chirwa, Abel Ramoelo, Andrew T. Hudak, and Stephen Syampungani. "The Application of UASs in Forest Management and Monitoring: Challenges and Opportunities for Use in the Miombo Woodland." Forests 13, no. 11 (2022): 1812. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f13111812.

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The Miombo woodland is the most extensive tropical woodland in south-central Africa. However, field sample plot data on forest cover changes, species distribution and carbon stocks in the Miombo ecoregion are inadequate for effective forest management. Owing to logistical challenges that come with field-based inventory methods, remote sensing plays an important role in supplementing field methods to fill in data gaps. Traditional satellite and manned aircraft remote sensing platforms have their own advantages and limitations. The advent of unmanned aerial systems (UASs) has made it possible to

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Lupala, Z. J., L. P. Lusambo, and Y. M. Ngaga. "Management, Growth, and Carbon Storage in Miombo Woodlands of Tanzania." International Journal of Forestry Research 2014 (2014): 1–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/629317.

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Despite the local livelihoods support function provided by miombo woodlands of Tanzania under participatory forest management, its growth still has potential for carbon storage and sequestration attractive to REDD+ initiatives. This study has revealed the average growth to be significant, despite the local community livelihoods support function. However, climate change mitigation strategy needs to be more innovative to optimize carbon storage and local livelihoods’ potentials in forest-dependent communities like miombo woodlands. Carbon credits resulting from the increased carbon stock and seq

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Zimba, Henry M., Miriam Coenders-Gerrits, Kawawa E. Banda, et al. "On the importance of plant phenology in the evaporative process of a semi-arid woodland: could it be why satellite-based evaporation estimates in the miombo differ?" Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 28, no. 15 (2024): 3633–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/hess-28-3633-2024.

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Abstract. The miombo woodland is the largest dry woodland formation in sub-Saharan Africa, covering an estimated area of 2.7–3.6 million km2. Compared to other global ecosystems, the miombo woodland demonstrates unique interactions between plant phenology and climate. For instance, it experiences an increase in the leaf area index (LAI) during the dry season. However, due to limited surface exchange observations in the miombo region, there is a lack of information regarding the effect of these properties on miombo woodland evaporation. It is crucial to have a better understanding of miombo eva

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Useni Sikuzani, Yannick, Médard Mpanda Mukenza, John Kikuni Tchowa, Delphin Kabamb Kanyimb, François Malaisse, and Jan Bogaert. "Hierarchical Analysis of Miombo Woodland Spatial Dynamics in Lualaba Province (Democratic Republic of the Congo), 1990–2024: Integrating Remote Sensing and Landscape Ecology Techniques." Remote Sensing 16, no. 20 (2024): 3903. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rs16203903.

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Lualaba Province, located in the southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), consists of five territories with varied dominant land uses: agriculture (Dilolo, Kapanga, and Musumba in the west) and mining (Mutshatsha and Lubudi in the east). The province also includes protected areas with significant governance challenges. The tropical dry forests that cover the unique Miombo woodland of Lualaba are threatened by deforestation, which poses risks to biodiversity and local livelihoods that depend on these forests for agriculture and forestry. To quantify the spatio-temporal dynamics of L

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Chidumayo, E. N. "Species structure in Zambian miombo woodland." Journal of Tropical Ecology 3, no. 2 (1987): 109–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0266467400001838.

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ABSTRACTMiombo woodland in Zambia is divided into wetter and drier types by the 1100 mm mean rainfall isohyet. In the present study two wetter (Northern, Northwestern) and three drier (Central, Eastern, Western) miombo subtypes were recognized.A survey of the woody flora of 94 old-growth and 58 coppice stands in the five miombo subtypes revealed some significant differences in species diversity among them. The floristic differentiantion of miombo subtypes was best achieved by the use of the Shannon species diversity index (H′) and species density (number of species 0.1 ha−1 or 0.4 ha−1). H′ in

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Weston, D. Sakala, and Vinya Royd. "An evaluation of carbon dynamics in miombo woodlands." Sustainable Resources Management Journal 5, no. 2 (2021): 01–10. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4732992.

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The vegetation of the miombo woodland is a highly heterogeneous phenomenon which makes it hard to assess biomass. Hence very little is known of their carbon dynamics and factors causing biomass variations. Estimating forest biomass is the first step towards carbon stock calculation. Current knowledge of miombo’s carbon (C) pools is limited despite its importance in the global C budget. The article will address questions on how soil and vegetation carbon stocks differ across a miombo woodland landscape to enhance understanding of C stocks in African woodlands, and to what degree and scale

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Muteya, Héritier Khoji, Dieu-donné N’Tambwe Nghonda, Franco Mwamba Kalenda, et al. "Mapping and Quantification of Miombo Deforestation in the Lubumbashi Charcoal Production Basin (DR Congo): Spatial Extent and Changes between 1990 and 2022." Land 12, no. 10 (2023): 1852. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/land12101852.

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Population growth in the city of Lubumbashi in the southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) is leading to increased energy needs, endangering the balance of the miombo woodland in the rural area referred to as the Lubumbashi charcoal production basin (LCPB). In this study, we quantified the deforestation of the miombo woodland in the LCPB via remote sensing and landscape ecology analysis tools. Thus, the analysis of Landsat images from 1990, 1998, 2008, 2015 and 2022 was supported by the random forest classifier. The results showed that the LCPB lost more than half of its miomb

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Chidumayo, Emmanuel N. "Biotic interactions, climate and disturbance underlie the distribution of two Julbernardia tree species in miombo woodlands of Africa." Journal of Tropical Ecology 33, no. 1 (2016): 1–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0266467416000584.

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Abstract:Occurrence data for Julbernardia globiflora and J. paniculata at 617 sites in the miombo woodland region of central, eastern and southern Africa and forest inventory data for 512 woodland plots in Zambia were used to determine species distribution and dominance. Distribution of the two Julbernardia species overlaps in the central region of the miombo woodland range while the eastern and western range regions are exclusively for only one of the two species. In the region of co-occurrence, there is a clear spatial separation in the dominance of the two species. In old-growth woodland a

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Manjate, Américo, Eliakimu Zahabu, Ulrik Ilstedt, Andrade Egas, and Rosa Goodman. "Structure and Composition of a Selectively Logged Miombo Woodland in Central Mozambique." Forests 16, no. 4 (2025): 569. https://doi.org/10.3390/f16040569.

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This study assessed the structure and composition of a Miombo woodland stand subjected to selective logging through a forest inventory, measuring all trees with DBH ≥ 10 cm across 34 plots (1 ha each) for diameter, height, stem quality, and health status. The stand had a mean stem density of 255 stems/ha, basal area of 15 m2/ha, above ground biomass of 110 Mg/ha, and total volume of 145 m3/ha. The Fabaceae family, particularly Brachystegia spiciformis, dominated the composition. Diversity indices revealed moderate diversity (Shannon = 2.3, Simpson = 0.8, Pielou = 0.6), with a few dominant spec

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Nyamoga, G. Z. "Edible Miombo Wild Mushrooms and Its Potential for Improving Livelihoods of People in Songea and Tabora Districts, Tanzania." AFRICAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH 9, no. 1 (2023): 20–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.26437/ajar.v9i1.519.

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Purpose: The study assessed the engagement of people in the collection of the miombo woodland wild edible mushroom species for domestic and commercial uses as means of improving the livelihoods of the people in the Ruvuma and Tabora Regions. Design/ Methodology/Approach: Cross-sectional research designs were employed where data were collected once in each selected village in Ruvuma and Tabora region. A sample size of 152 from fourteen villages in Songea and Tabora Regions was sampled. Questionnaires, focus group discussions and key informant interviews were used in collecting data. Descr

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Bulusu, Medha, Christopher Martius, and Jessica Clendenning. "Carbon Stocks in Miombo Woodlands: Evidence from over 50 Years." Forests 12, no. 7 (2021): 862. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f12070862.

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Miombo woodlands are extensive dry forest ecosystems in central and southern Africa covering ≈2.7 million km2. Despite their vast expanse and global importance for carbon storage, the long-term carbon stocks and dynamics have been poorly researched. The objective of this paper was to present and summarize the evidence gathered on aboveground carbon (AGC) and soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks of miombo woodlands from the 1960s to mid-2018 through a literature review. We reviewed the data to find out to what extent aboveground carbon and soil organic carbon stocks are found in miombo woodlands an

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CHIDUMAYO, EMMANUEL N. "Estimating tree biomass and changes in root biomass following clear-cutting of Brachystegia-Julbernardia (miombo) woodland in central Zambia." Environmental Conservation 41, no. 1 (2013): 54–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0376892913000210.

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SUMMARYThis study aimed at developing allometric models from destructive sample field data for estimating both aboveground and belowground tree biomass and assessing changes in root biomass after old-growth Brachystegia-Julbernardia (miombo) woodland clearing in central Zambia. Logarithmic linear models were selected for estimating tree biomass because they gave the most accurate (low mean error) predictions. On average aboveground and belowground biomass in regrowth woodland represented 29% and 41%, respectively, of the biomass in old-growth woodland. The root:shoot ratios were 0.54 and 0.77

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Munisi, Evaline J., Emmanuel H. Masenga, Ally K. Nkwabi, Halima R. Kiwango, and Eblate E. Mjingo. "Butterfly Abundance and Diversity in Different Habitat Types in the Usangu Area, Ruaha National Park." Psyche: A Journal of Entomology 2024 (February 28, 2024): 1–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2024/8833655.

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Insects are key fauna species that respond quickly to disturbances and environmental changes. They act as good indicators of habitat, community, or ecosystem quality. Among the great diversity of insects, butterflies stand as ideal bio-indicators for ecosystem function and are sensitive to changes in habitat composition and structure. This study was carried out to examine the diversity and abundance of butterflies across the restored habitats in Usangu area part of Ruaha National Park (RUNAPA) from May 2022 to June 2022 using the walking transect method supplemented by sweep nets and butterfly

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Mganga, Nyatwere D. "Comparison on Vegetation Composition and Structure in Fire Prone Forest of Ilunde and Fire Suppressed Forest of Kitwe in Tanzania." Tanzania Journal of Science 48, no. 2 (2022): 294–303. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/tjs.v48i2.6.

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Fire is among the factors influencing survival and development of plants in ecosystems. This study was conducted in frequently burnt and fire suppressed miombo woodlands of Ilunde and Kitwe, respectively. Tree stem density, basal area and composition of plants were determined. The methods used involved recording the numbers of tree stems, diameter at breast height and classifying vegetation to species level. In Kitwe forest, mean stem density of 582.7 ± 52.90 stems ha– was higher than 356.8 ± 38.98 stems ha– which was recorded in Ilunde forest (t = 15.98, df = 29, p < 0.05). Similarly, a hi

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Zimba, Henry, Miriam Coenders-Gerrits, Kawawa Banda, et al. "Phenophase-based comparison of field observations to satellite-based actual evaporation estimates of a natural woodland: miombo woodland, southern Africa." Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 27, no. 8 (2023): 1695–722. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/hess-27-1695-2023.

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Abstract. The trend and magnitude of actual evaporation across the phenophases of miombo woodlands are unknown. This is because estimating evaporation in African woodland ecosystems continues to be a challenge, as flux observation towers are scant if not completely lacking in most ecosystems. Furthermore, significant phenophase-based discrepancies in both trend and magnitude exist among the satellite-based evaporation estimates (i.e. Global Land Evaporation Amsterdam Model (GLEAM), moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer (MODIS), operational simplified surface energy balance (SSEBop), an

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Mercader, Julio, Tim Bennett, Chris Esselmont, Steven Simpson, and Dale Walde. "Soil phytoliths from miombo woodlands in Mozambique." Quaternary Research 75, no. 1 (2011): 138–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yqres.2010.09.008.

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AbstractThis paper describes topsoil phytolith assemblages from 25 loci underneath miombo woodlands on an eco-transect intersecting the Mozambican Rift along a geographical, altitudinal, climatic and botanical gradient. We provide the first comprehensive overview of the phytolith spectrum that defines northern Mozambique's Zambezian floristic zone. Our classifying criteria derive from comparison with previously described and quantified reference collections of trees and grasses growing in the study area. We characterize the sedimentological and soil features of the matrices where phytoliths ar

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Shamaoma, Hastings, Paxie W. Chirwa, Jules C. Zekeng, et al. "Use of Multi-Date and Multi-Spectral UAS Imagery to Classify Dominant Tree Species in the Wet Miombo Woodlands of Zambia." Sensors 23, no. 4 (2023): 2241. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s23042241.

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Accurate maps of tree species distributions are necessary for the sustainable management of forests with desired ecological functions. However, image classification methods to produce species distribution maps for supporting sustainable forest management are still lacking in the Miombo woodland ecoregion. This study used multi-date multispectral Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) imagery collected at key phenological stages (leaf maturity, transition to senescence, and leaf flushing) to classify five dominant canopy species of the wet Miombo woodlands in the Copperbelt Province of Zambia. Object-ba

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Jenkins, R. K. B., G. R. Corti, E. Fanning, and K. Roettcher. "Management implications of antelope habitat use in the Kilombero Valley, Tanzania." Oryx 36, no. 2 (2002): 161–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0030605302000236.

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High cattle densities, expanding human settlements and the conversion of miombo woodland into farms and teak plantations are threatening wildlife populations in the Kilombero Valley, Tanzania, and conservation research on this internationally important wetland is required as part of an integrated approach to its future management. The effect of land-use change on antelopes (family Bovidae) was investigated by surveying tracks and dung during three seasons over 1999–2000 in an area of mixed land-use. Use of miombo woodland, grassland and farmland habitats by antelopes was highest during the wet

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Bundschuh, Tina Vanadis, Rüdiger Wittig, and Karen Hahn. "Effects of Human Impact on Miombo Woodland in Northern Malawi." Flora et Vegetatio Sudano-Sambesica 13 (January 1, 2010): 22–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.21248/fvss.13.12.

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Miombo woodland is found throughout the Zambezian regional centre of endemism where most of the rural population make use of its wild plant species. This article presents the results of a study on the composition of the woody vegetation and its anthropogenous alteration in northern Malawi with particular respect to the impact caused by the collection of wild plants. The main vegetation type in this area is miombo woodland which is composed of 80 woody species. The collection of wild plants does not show an effect on the plant diversity but effects are visible in the decreasing number of tall t

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Nyirenda, Vincent R., Ngawo Namukonde, Matamyo Simwanda, et al. "Rodent Assemblages in the Mosaic of Habitat Types in the Zambezian Bioregion." Diversity 12, no. 10 (2020): 365. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/d12100365.

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Rodent assemblages have ecological importance in ecosystem functioning and protected area management. Our study examines the patterns of assemblages of rodents across four habitat types (i.e., Miombo woodland, Acacia woodland, grasslands and farmlands) in the savanna environment. Capture-mark-recapture (CMR) methods were applied for data collection across the Chembe Bird Sanctuary (CBS) landscape. The Non-metric Multi-Dimensional Scaling (NMDS) was used for exploratory data analysis, followed by Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and Tukey–Kramer’s Honestly Significant Difference (HSD) post-hoc test

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Shirima, Deo D., Ørjan Totland, Pantaleo K. T. Munishi, and Stein R. Moe. "Does the abundance of dominant trees affect diversity of a widespread tropical woodland ecosystem in Tanzania?" Journal of Tropical Ecology 31, no. 4 (2015): 345–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0266467415000231.

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Abstract:Dominant woody species can determine the structure and composition of a plant community by affecting environmental conditions experienced by other species. We explored how dominant tree species affect the tree species richness, diversity, evenness and vertical structural heterogeneity of non-dominant species in wet and dry miombo woodlands of Tanzania. We sampled 146 plots from eight districts with miombo woodlands, covering a wide range of topographic and climatic conditions. We recorded 217 woody plant species belonging to 48 families and 122 genera. Regression analysis showed signi

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Chidumayo, E. N. "Seedling ecology of two miombo woodland trees." Vegetatio 103, no. 1 (1992): 51–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf00033416.

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Löyttyniemi, Kari, and Riitta Löyttyniemi. "Cleridae (Coleoptera) from miombo woodland in Zambia." Entomologica Fennica 4, no. 4 (1993): 223–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.33338/ef.83773.

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Stromgaard, Peter. "Biomass estimation equations for miombo woodland, Zambia." Agroforestry Systems 3, no. 1 (1985): 3–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf00045734.

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Jew, Eleanor K. K., Jacqueline Loos, Andrew J. Dougill, Susannah M. Sallu, and Tim G. Benton. "Butterfly communities in miombo woodland: Biodiversity declines with increasing woodland utilisation." Biological Conservation 192 (December 2015): 436–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2015.10.022.

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Campbell, B. M., R. N. Cunliffe, and J. Gambiza. "Vegetation structure and small-scale pattern in Miombo Woodland, Marondera, Zimbabwe." Bothalia 25, no. 1 (1995): 121–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/abc.v25i1.721.

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The aim ol this paper is to describe woodland structure and small-scale patterning of woody plants at a miombo site, and to relate these to past disturbance and soil properties. Brachystegia spiciformis Benth. and Julbemardia globiflora (Benth.) Troupin were the most frequent woody plants at the five hectare site, with size-class distributions which were markedly skewed towards the smaller size classes. The vegetation structure at the site and the increase in basal area over the past thirty years point to considerable disturbance prior to the present protected status. Six woodland subtypes wer

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Irenge Murhula, S., B. Mbinga Lokoto, U. Mumba Tshanika, et al. "Impact of site protection mechanisms on natural regeneration potential along a degradation gradient in Miombo Woodland region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo." African Crop Science Journal 32, no. 4 (2025): 405–26. https://doi.org/10.4314/acsj.v32i4.7.

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For several decades, the Miombo woodland located in Lubumbashi plain in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has experienced significant changes in its floristic composition due to increasing human activity on the landscape, which has greatly impacted its potential for natural regeneration. Various human interventions have been implemented to protect this ecosystem, including the adoption of set-aside mechanisms with varying levels of protection. The objective of this study was to assess the effects of site protection mechanisms on the regeneration potential of vegetation, along a distu

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Osborn, Ferrel. "Habitat selection by bull elephants in central Zimbabwe." Pachyderm 39 (December 30, 2005): 63–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.69649/pachyderm.v39i1.1240.

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This two year study in the Sebungwe region of Zimbabwe assessed the habtiat preferences and utilization of bull elephants. 16 bulls radio collared were monitored and their recorded locations plotted om a maps overlays the vegetation the region. The animals showed no significant seasonal preferences but 4 of the 8 vegetation types were more heavily utilized. There was a tendency for the elephants utilize Julbernardia-Vellozia woodlands and grasslands, Brachystegia-Combretum bush and Colospermum mopane woodlands more heavily, but they also spend quite a time of time in the miombo woodland sectio

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Hardouin, Marie, Charlotte E. Searle, Paolo Strampelli, et al. "Density responses of lesser-studied carnivores to habitat and management strategies in southern Tanzania’s Ruaha-Rungwa landscape." PLOS ONE 16, no. 3 (2021): e0242293. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0242293.

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Compared to emblematic large carnivores, most species of the order Carnivora receive little conservation attention despite increasing anthropogenic pressure and poor understanding of their status across much of their range. We employed systematic camera trapping and spatially explicit capture-recapture modelling to estimate variation in population density of serval, striped hyaena and aardwolf across the mixed-use Ruaha-Rungwa landscape in southern Tanzania. We selected three sites representative of different habitat types, management strategies, and levels of anthropogenic pressure: Ruaha Nat

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Chidumayo, E. N. "Seedling development of the miombo woodland treeJulbernardia globiflora." Journal of Vegetation Science 2, no. 1 (1991): 21–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/3235894.

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Trouet, Valérie, Kristof Haneca, Pol Coppin, and Hans Beeckman. "TREE RING ANALYSIS OF BRACHYSTEGIA SPICIFORMIS AND ISOBERLINIA TOMENTOSA: EVALUATION OF THE ENSO-SIGNAL IN THE MIOMBO WOODLAND OF EASTERN AFRICA." IAWA Journal 22, no. 4 (2001): 385–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/22941932-90000384.

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The value of growth rings as proxy data for climate reconstruction was studied in two miombo woodland species in eastern Africa. Growth rings, marked by terminal parenchyma, were visually detectable on carefully prepared stem discs of Isoberlinia tomentosa and Brachystegia spiciformis, dominant species of the miombo woodland in north-western Tanzania. However, the presence of multiple growth ring anomalies rendered cross-dating of the growth ring series between trees difficult. Cross-dating succeeded for eight out of thirteen samples for Isoberlinia tomentosa, but was unsuccessful for Brachyst

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Meneses, Osvaldo M., Natasha S. Ribeiro, Zeinab Shirvani, and Samora M. Andrew. "Resilience of the Miombo Woodland to Different Fire Frequencies in the LevasFlor Forest Concession, Central Mozambique." Forests 16, no. 1 (2024): 10. https://doi.org/10.3390/f16010010.

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Fires play a significant role in shaping the Miombo woodlands. Understanding how fire affects the Miombo region’s resilience is crucial for ensuring its sustainability. This study evaluated plant composition and structure across different fire frequencies in the Miombo woodlands of the LevasFlor Forest Concession (LFC), central Mozambique. Fire frequency clusters-high (HFF), moderate (MFF), and low (LFF)-were identified using a 21-year remote-sensing dataset. In each cluster, 90 random sampling plots were established (30 per cluster). In each plot, the diameter at breast height (DBH) and total

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Loveridge, John P., and Stein R. Moe. "Termitaria as browsing hotspots for African megaherbivores in miombo woodland." Journal of Tropical Ecology 20, no. 3 (2004): 337–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0266467403001202.

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Thirteen termite mounds and 13 similar-sized control plots were surveyed in central Zimbabwe in order to study large mammalian browsing and vegetation characteristics. The mounds supported almost twice as many tree species as the control plots and the woody vegetation was denser on mounds compared with the woodland plots. Species of woody plants were recorded along with the percentage of branches browsed (cumulative browsing score) by black rhino, Diceros bicornis, elephant, Loxodonta africana and other browsers combined. In addition we measured how the cumulative browsing score on three woody

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Fleming, Patricia A., and John P. Loveridge. "Miombo woodland termite mounds: resource islands for small vertebrates?" Journal of Zoology 259, no. 2 (2003): 161–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0952836902003084.

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Grundy, Isla M. "Wood biomass estimation in dry miombo woodland in Zimbabwe." Forest Ecology and Management 72, no. 2-3 (1995): 109–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0378-1127(94)03467-b.

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Mapaure, I. "A floristic classification of the vegetation of a forest-savanna boundary in southeastern Zimbabwe." Bothalia 27, no. 2 (1997): 185–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/abc.v27i2.680.

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The vegetation of Chirinda Forest boundary was classified into eight types using Two-way Indicator Species Analysis (TWINSPAN) and Detrended Correspondence Analysis (DCA). The moist forest comprises three types: Strychnos mellodora-Chrysophyllum gonmgosanum Forest on deep dolerite soils; Chrysophyllum gorungosanum-Myrianthus holstii Forest on shallow dolerite soils; and Teclea iiobilis-Ehretia cymosa Forest on drier, but deep dolerite soils. The non-forest vegetation comprises five types: Themeda triandra Grassland on shallow dolerite soils; Psidium guajava Bushland on sandstone; Bridelia micr

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Rusana, Neema Eliya, Felister Mombo, Sayuni Mariki, and Johanna Bergman Lodin. "Assessment of Decentralized Decision-Making on Livestock Management in Miombo Woodlands of Tanga and Morogoro regions, Tanzania: Bridging Acts and Practice." East African Journal of Environment and Natural Resources 7, no. 2 (2024): 1–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.37284/eajenr.7.2.2266.

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Despite legal reforms such as the Local Government (District Authorities) Act of 1982 and the Forest Act of 2002, which decentralize forest management in Tanzania’s villages, the persistent degradation of Miombo woodland forests, primarily due to livestock activities, raises concerns about the effectiveness of these reforms. This study compares the provisions of these acts with on-ground realities through data from 27 Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) and 45 Key Informant Interviews (KIIs). Thematic analysis using NVIVO 12 software identified four key discrepancies: decision-making structures, de

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Schaefer, Hanno. "Momordica mossambicasp. nov. (Cucurbitaceae) from miombo woodland in northern Mozambique." Nordic Journal of Botany 27, no. 5 (2009): 359–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1756-1051.2009.00515.x.

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Hofiço, Noé Dos Santos Ananias, Emanuel Arnoni Costa, Salvador José António Nanvonamuquitxo, and Frederico Dimas Fleig. "REGULATION OF THE DIAMETRIC STRUCTURE OF THE MIOMBO WOODLAND USING THE DE LIOCOURT METHOD IN MOZAMBIQUE." Nativa 6, no. 4 (2018): 407. http://dx.doi.org/10.31413/nativa.v6i4.5396.

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REGULAÇÃO DA ESTRUTURA DIAMÉTRICA DE UMA FLORESTA DE MIOMBO USANDO O MÉTODO DE LIOCOURT EM MOÇAMBIQUE Este trabalho teve como objetivo aplicar o método de De Liocourt na regulação da estrutura diamétrica de uma floresta de Miombo no distrito de Mocuba, na região central de Moçambique, a fim de subsidiar ações de regulação do corte de madeira e manejo. O estudo foi realizado em uma área de 4,0 ha, dividida em 16 parcelas de 50 x 50 m, onde foram mensuradas as variáveis CAP ≥ 31,5 cm e a altura total dos indivíduos, e distribuídos em classes de diâmetro. Foram registrados 2075 indivíduos, distri

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Soka, Geofrey, and Nanjiva Nzunda. "Application of Remote Sensing and Developed Allometric Models for Estimating Wood Carbon Stocks in a North-Western Miombo Woodland Landscape of Tanzania." Journal of Ecosystems 2014 (June 5, 2014): 1–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/714734.

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Quantifying ecosystem carbon stocks is vital for understanding the relationship between changes in land use and cover (LULC) and carbon emissions; however, few studies have documented the impacts of carbon cycling on Miombo ecosystems. Here, we estimate the amounts of wood carbon which is stored and lost as a result of LULC changes in Kagoma Forest Reserve (KFR) for the periods between 1988 and 2010 using GIS data, Landsat imagery, and field observations. The land cover was captured on the basis of Landsat 5 TM and Landsat 7 ETM. The amounts of wood carbon stored and lost were estimated based

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Weier, Sina M., Mark Keith, Götz G. Neef, Daniel M. Parker, and Peter J. Taylor. "Bat Species Richness and Community Composition along a Mega-transect in the Okavango River Basin." Diversity 12, no. 5 (2020): 188. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/d12050188.

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The Okavango River Basin is a hotspot of bat diversity that requires urgent and adequate protection. To advise future conservation strategies, we investigated the relative importance of a range of potential environmental drivers of bat species richness and functional community composition in the Okavango River Basin. During annual canoe transects along the major rivers, originating in the central Angolan highlands, we recorded more than 25,000 bat echolocation calls from 2015 to 2018. We corrected for possible biases in sampling design and effort. Firstly, we conducted rarefaction analyses of

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Solberg, Svein, Ole Martin Bollandsås, Terje Gobakken, Erik Næsset, Paromita Basak, and Laura Innice Duncanson. "Biomass Change Estimated by TanDEM-X Interferometry and GEDI in a Tanzanian Forest." Remote Sensing 16, no. 5 (2024): 861. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rs16050861.

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Mapping and quantification of forest biomass change are key for forest management and for forests’ contribution to the global carbon budget. We explored the potential of covering this with repeated acquisitions with TanDEM-X. We used an eight-year period in a Tanzanian miombo woodland as a test case, having repeated TanDEM-X elevation data for this period and repeated field inventory data. We also investigated the use of GEDI space–LiDAR footprint AGB estimates as an alternative to field inventory. The map of TanDEM-X elevation change appeared to be an accurate representation of the geography

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NZIGIDAHERA, B., and R. JOCQUÉ. "Two new species of Cydrela (Araneae, Zodariidae) extending the distribution of the genus into Central Africa." Zootaxa 2578, no. 1 (2010): 62. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2578.1.4.

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Two new species of Cydrela Thorell (Zodariidae) are described from Burundi: C. neptuna (%&) from miombo woodland and circumguinean forest and C. kreagra (%) from a seminatural area, both at medium altitude. Both species of Cydrela mentioned from Central Africa previously belong to other genera resulting in the new combinations Systenoplacis biunguis (Strand, 1913) and Capheris brunnea (Marx, 1893). The find of Cydrela in Burundi expands the known distribution of the genus considerably.

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MEERTS, PIERRE. "An annotated checklist to the trees and shrubs of the Upper Katanga (D.R. Congo)." Phytotaxa 258, no. 3 (2016): 201. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.258.3.1.

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A checklist to the trees and shrubs of Upper Katanga (the Zambezian part of Katanga, ca. 260,000 km²) (D.R. Congo) is presented. It comprises 694 taxa (664 species, 15 subspecies, 15 varieties). For each accepted taxon the list provides habitat and geographic distribution. Eleven taxa are new records for the D.R. Congo and 29 are new records for Upper Katanga. Fourteen new synonyms are proposed. Two families stand out as particularly species-rich, i.e. Fabaceae (110 taxa, i.e. Caesalpinioideae: 50; Faboideae: 29; Mimosoideae: 31) and Rubiaceae (74). Six genera comprise 10 taxa or more i.e. Fic

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Baumgartner, Simon, Marijn Bauters, Matti Barthel, et al. "Stable isotope signatures of soil nitrogen on an environmental–geomorphic gradient within the Congo Basin." SOIL 7, no. 1 (2021): 83–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/soil-7-83-2021.

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Abstract. Nitrogen (N) availability can be highly variable in tropical forests on regional and local scales. While environmental gradients influence N cycling on a regional scale, topography is known to affect N availability on a local scale. We compared natural abundance of 15N isotopes of soil profiles in tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest, and subtropical Miombo woodland within the Congo Basin as a proxy to assess ecosystem-level differences in N cycling. Soil δ15N profiles indicated that N cycling in the montane forest is relatively more closed and dominated by organic N turn

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Mwakalukwa, Ezekiel Edward, Henrik Meilby, and Thorsten Treue. "Volume and Aboveground Biomass Models for Dry Miombo Woodland in Tanzania." International Journal of Forestry Research 2014 (2014): 1–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/531256.

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Tools to accurately estimate tree volume and biomass are scarce for most forest types in East Africa, including Tanzania. Based on a sample of 142 trees and 57 shrubs from a 6,065 ha area of dry miombo woodland in Iringa rural district in Tanzania, regression models were developed for volume and biomass of three important species,Brachystegia spiciformisBenth. (n = 40),Combretum molleG. Don (n = 41), andDalbergia arbutifoliaBaker (n = 37) separately, and for broader samples of trees (28 species,n = 72), shrubs (16 species,n = 32), and trees and shrubs combined (44 species,n = 104). Applied ind

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Hamza Mgumia, Fadhili. "Traditional Uses of Miombo Woodland Tree Species in Sikonge District, Tanzania." International Journal of Natural Resource Ecology and Management 2, no. 4 (2017): 69. http://dx.doi.org/10.11648/j.ijnrem.20170204.11.

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