The effect of different fire regimes on soil properties

ISBN-13: 9786202816717 / Angielski / Miękka / 52 str.

Weston Davy Sakala

Opis

The book investigates the effect of different fire regimes on soil properties in wet Miombo woodlands of Zambia. The study was conducted in Mwekera burning plots located in Mwekera National Forest No. 6 on the outskirts of Kitwe City. This study has uncovered some interesting relationships between fire and soil nutrients, soil chemical and physical propertiesMiombo woodlands occur on nutrient poor soils and generally experience a warm-to-hot climate with a dry cold season. Wet miombo areas, which receives more than 1,000 mm of average annual rainfall, are distinguished from dry miombo areas receiving less than 1,000 mm of average annual rainfall. Wet miombo woodland occurs over much of eastern Angola, northern Zambia, south western Tanzania and central Malawi in areas receiving more than 1000 mm rainfall per year. Canopy height is usually greater than 15 m, reflecting the generally deeper and moister soils.

O autorze

Sakala, Weston DavyMr.Weston Davy Sakala is a researcher specializing in natural resources management focusing on participatory wildlife management. He has also done work on socio-economic benefits of community participation in wildlife management in Chiundaponde in Kanchibiya district of Muchinga province of Zambia.