1998•KoedoeOpen access
Classification of the natural vegetation of Mtendere Game Ranch in the Chibombo District of the Central Province, Zambia
A.E. Cauldwell, Ulrike Zieger, Mike Bingham, G.J. Bredenkamp
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Abstract
A phytosociological analysis of the physical environment and the natural plant communities of Mtendere Game Ranch in the Chibombo District of the Central Province of Zambia is presented. A TWINSPAN classification and DECORANA ordination based upon 69 releves revealed three vegetation types, grassland, woodland and thicket, that are subdivided into the following plant communities: Dambo, Munga Woodland, Miombo Woodland, Termitaria and Deciduous Thicket. The natural vegetation of Mtendere Game Ranch is separated into fire management units on the basis of the vegetation types.
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