Essays about: "Miombo woodlands"

Found 4 essays containing the words Miombo woodlands.

  1. 1. Wildfire dynamics, local people’s fire use and underlying factors for wildfires at Liwale District in Southern Tanzania

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Author : Fabian Balele; [2021]
    Keywords : Wildfires; Miombo woodlands; Local people; Qualitative research; Focus Group Discussion; Anthropogenic activities;

    Abstract : Fire causes positive effects on the ecosystem if appropriately managed. Unmanaged fire may, however, rather be detrimental. Despite the substantial role the forests play in economics and other ecosystem services in Tanzania, the forest landscape is threatened by wildfires. READ MORE

  3. 2. Tree diversity and edge effects in Nhamacoa miombo forest, Mozambique

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Anton Gårdman; [2020]
    Keywords : Edge effect; Miombo; Forest fragmentation; Deforestation; Mozambique; Habitat fragmentation; Tree diversity;

    Abstract : Mozambique is to fifty percent covered by forest, most of which belongs to the biodiverse miombo woodlands. The last decades, Mozambique has been suffering from rapid deforestation. The once continuous forest cover has turned into a mosaic of forest patches, farmland, settlements etc. The remaining forest patches are in many cases very isolated. READ MORE

  4. 3. The impact of participatory forest management on Miombo woodland tree species diversity and local livelihoods : a case study of Bereku Miombo woodland, Babati District, Tanzania

    University essay from SLU/Swedish Biodiversity Centre

    Author : Zacharia John Lupala; [2009]
    Keywords : Babati; Bereku woodland; local livelihoods; Miombo; participatory management; tree species diversity; Tanzania;

    Abstract : Enabling local community participation in management is a key to stop alarming degradation in the Miombo woodlands. This study examined the socio-economic and ecological impact of participatory management practised in Bereku woodland, Babati district, Tanzania. READ MORE

  5. 4. Water infiltration under different land use in miombo woodlands outside Morogoro, Tanzania

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Author : Helena Nord; [2008]
    Keywords : miombo; land use; management; infiltration capacity; steady state infiltrability; bulk density; soil organic carbon; agriculture; Albizia; double-ring infiltrometer; wet combustion;

    Abstract : Infiltration capacity is a measure of how much water that can enter the soil and hence become available to plant roots and micro organisms. A high infiltration capacity also means that less water is available for runoff and subsequent erosion. READ MORE