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miombo
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miombo [mɪˈɔmbɔ]
n
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) (in E Africa) a dry wooded area with sparse deciduous growth
[probably from a Niger-Congo language]
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The south is characterised by claustrophobic miles of deciduous miombo forests, relieved by serpentine brown rivers, refreshing highland ranges or patches of cultivation.
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Data and Methods Habitat gap-analysis We defined the seven recognized phytogeographic zones of the DRC based on Chidumayo (1997), Richards (1996), White (1993), Sayer (1992) as: (1) mangrove, (2) mountain forest, (3) lowland rain forest, (4) Miombo forest, (5) Sudano-guinean savannahs, (6) Zambezi woodland and savannahs (southern swampy savannahs (Kabala 1975)) and (7) fresh-water swamp and related aquatic vegetation (permanently and seasonally flooded vegetations).
Protected areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo: a habitat gap ... by Inogwabini, Bila-Isia; Ilambu, Omari; Gbanzi, Mbayma Atalia; Germain, Zasy Ngisako / Endangered Species Update
 
 
 
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