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Effects of previous cultivation on regeneration of Julbernadia globiflora and Brachystegia spiciformis in grazing areas of Mupfurudzi Resettlement Scheme, Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: T Chinuwo --- Faculty of Agriculture, Science and Technology, South Africa E Gandiwa --- , Zimbabwe PH Mugabe --- Institute of Environmental Studies, Zimbabwe IDT Mpofu --- Animal Science Department, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Namibia E Timpong-Jones --- College of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Centre, GhanaWe investigated the effects of previous cultivation on regeneration potential under miombo woodlands in a resettlement area, a spatial product of Zimbabwe's land reforms. We predicted that cultivation would affect population structure, regeneration, recruitment and potential grazing capacity of rangelands... -
Age determination of miombo species Brachystegia spiciformis (Leguminosae – Caesalpinoideae) in Zimbabwe using growth rings
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: I.M. GrundyThe objective of this study was to determine whether Brachystegia spiciformis Benth. (Leguminosae – Caesalpinoideae), one of the dominants of dry miombo woodland in Zimbabwe, forms annual growth rings. In the past the production of effective cutting rotations and sound... -
In vitro shoot multiplication and rooting from seedling explants of Pterocarpus angolensis in Zambia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: Exildah Chisha-Kasumu AdamH. Price Steve WoodwardPterocarpus angolensis is a savanna tree species growing mostly in the southern part of Africa. Exploitation for its medicinal and commercial uses has led to diminishing of wild populations. Developing reliable in vitro protocols for propagation would enable mass production... -
The effect of fire on the diversity and abundance of wood-living beetles in a miombo woodland, Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: SeifS. Madoffe --- Department of Forest Biology, Tanzania Alf Bakke --- , Norway JusticeA. Tarimo --- Department of Forest Biology, TanzaniaWeekly sampling was carried out using window flight traps for three and a half successive years, between 1995–1998 to determine the effects of annual fires on the occurrence, abundance, and diversity of wood-living beetles in a miombo woodland at Kitulangalo,... -
Stand biomass and volume estimation for Miombo woodlands at Kitulangalo, Morogoro, Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: S.A.O. Chamshama --- Faculty of Forestry and Nature Conservation, Tanzania A.G. Mugasha --- Faculty of Forestry and Nature Conservation, Tanzania E. Zahabu --- Faculty of Forestry and Nature Conservation, TanzaniaTree volume and biomass equations developed for Kitulangalo area in Morogoro, Tanzania ignored small branches and small trees. Consequently, this study was carried out to develop new individual tree volume and biomass equations, and assess current regeneration status, biodiversity and... -
Relationships between diameter and height of trees in natural tropical forest in Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Wilson A Mugasha --- Department of Ecology and Natural Resource Management, Norway Ole M Bollandsås --- Department of Ecology and Natural Resource Management, Norway Tron Eid --- Department of Ecology and Natural Resource Management, NorwayThe relationship between tree height (h) and tree diameter at breast height (dbh) is an important element describing forest stands. In addition, h often is a required variable in volume and biomass models. Measurements of h are, however, more time... -
The ecology and management of the Miombo woodlands for sustainable livelihoods in southern Africa: the case for non-timber forest products
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: PW Chirwa S Syampungani CJ GeldenhuysThere is new and increasing emphasis on the contribution of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) to improving the livelihoods of rural communities and therefore the need for sustainable management of forest ecosystems of the Miombo woodlands to ensure the continued availability... -
Predicting site productivity of the timber tree Pterocarpus angolensis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Vera De Cauwer --- Faculty of Natural Resources and Spatial Sciences, Namibia Esther Fichtler --- Tropical Plant Production and Agricultural Systems Modelling, Department of Crop Sciences, Germany Hans Beeckman --- Service of Wood Biology, Belgium F Patrick Graz --- Faculty of Natural Resources and Spatial Sciences, Namibia Jan Mertens --- Department of Applied Biosciences, Belgium Sam Van Holsbeeck --- Department of Applied Biosciences, Belgium Bart Muys --- Division of Forest, Nature and Landscape, BelgiumPterocarpus angolensis is an important timber tree of the miombo woodlands of sub-Saharan Africa. The species only grows in natural mixed forests and little is known about is productivity potential. This study aimed at investigating productivity of P. angolensis on... -
Use of Landsat multi-temporal imagery to assess secondary growth Miombo woodlands in Luanshya, Zambia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Reuben Lungu Lembani --- School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies, South Africa Jasper Knight --- School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies, South Africa Elhadi Adam --- School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies, South AfricaMiombo woodlands are the most extensive natural forest type in subtropical Africa, supporting the livelihood of over 100 million urban and rural settlers. These forests continue to experience extensive deforestation and land degradation due to land use land cover (LULC)... -
Rediscovery, range extension, habitat and phylogenetic relation of the endemic Scaled Sandveld Lizard Nucras scalaris Laurent, 1964 (Sauria: Lacertidae) in the central Angolan plateau
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Ninda L Baptista --- Instituto Superior de Ciências da Educação da Huíla (ISCED-Huíla), Angola Krystal A Tolley --- South African National Biodiversity Institute, Kirstenbosch Research Centre, South Africa Marc Bluhm --- Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution of Plants, Institute of Plant Science and Microbiology, University of Hamburg, Germany Manfred Finckh --- Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution of Plants, Institute of Plant Science and Microbiology, University of Hamburg, Germany William R Branch --- Port Elizabeth Museum (Bayworld), South AfricaThe Scaled Sandveld Lizard Nucras scalaris Laurent, 1964 is a poorly known lacertid endemic to north-eastern Angola and is only known from the type series collected more than half a century ago. The original description provided a comprehensive morphological description,... -
Inter-annual growth response of three Miombo tree species to climatic effects
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Francis Munalula --- , South Africa Thomas Seifert --- , South Africa Martina Meincken --- , South AfricaMiombo woodlands cover a large part of Southern Africa and contribute an important wood source for the local wood industry. The already observed and further predicted changes in climatic patterns can be expected to affect the wood properties of Miombo... -
Analysing species site-specific tree growth, mortality and in-growth for miombo woodlands in Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: E E Njoghomi --- , Tanzania S Valkonen --- , K Karlsson --- ,The silvicultural information base for the development of management regimes for Tanzanian miombo woodlands is underdeveloped. The limited and fragmented information on tree growth and stand dynamics has constrained the progress of sustainable management in these woodlands. Therefore, this study... -
Vegetation classification for the management of large mammalian herbivores: a case study at Mushingashi Conservancy, Central Province, Zambia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Bruce W Clegg --- , Zimbabwe Timothy G O’Connor --- , South Africa Alan D Manson --- , South AfricaThe vegetation of Mushingashi Conservancy in central Zambia was classified and mapped to provide a template for wildlife management. Putative vegetation types were delineated using Landsat 8 imagery, then sampled with 73 plots for vegetation composition and structure, and topo-edaphic... -
Intentions behind common and risky fires in south-eastern Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Ellie Wood --- , United Kingdom Mercy Mgaya --- , United Republic of Tanzania Christopher Andrews --- , United Kingdom Kate Schreckenberg --- , United Kingdom Janet A Fisher --- , United Kingdom Isla Grundy --- , Casey M Ryan --- , United KingdomHuman-set fires are a crucial component of African savannas, affecting ecosystem structure, carbon emissions, local hazards and livelihoods. Yet, most fire research in these ecosystems focuses on the fire ecology of protected areas. Research exploring fire regimes in inhabited landscapes... -
Anurans in the Kilombero Valley, Tanzania: Comparison between miombo woodland, evergreen forest and teak plantations
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa • Authors: Roy Hinde --- Society for Environmental Exploration, United Kingdom Graham Corti --- Society for Environmental Exploration, United Kingdom Eibleis Fanning --- Society for Environmental Exploration, United Kingdom RichardK.B. Jenkins --- Society for Environmental Exploration, United Kingdom -
Within and between‐site distribution of frog species on the Udzungwa Plateau, Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa • Authors: Lucinda Lawson --- University of Chicago, David Moyer --- Wildlife Conservation Society,Amphibian distribution and abundance patterns are linked with environmental factors that define the suitable habitat for each species on both macro and micro scales. Determining the distribution and habitat requirements of species is a necessary first step in monitoring population... -
The recent fire regimes of Luengue-Luiana and Mavinga national parks, Angola
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Willem A Nieman --- , United StatesThe adjoining Luengue-Luiana and Mavinga national parks in southeastern Angola are two of the largest though least actively managed protected areas in Africa. The parks are home to a diversity of wildlife and are managed as a single unit. The...