Miombo woodland in Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve, Malawi
Distribution of the Central Zambezian miombo woodlands
Ecology
Realm
Afrotropical
Biome
Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Borders
List
Albertine Rift montane forests
Angolan miombo woodlands
Eastern miombo woodlands
Itigi–Sumbu thicket
Southern Acacia–Commiphora bushlands and thickets
Southern Congolian forest–savanna mosaic
Southern miombo woodlands
Victoria Basin forest–savanna mosaic
Western Zambezian grasslands
Zambezian Baikiaea woodlands
Zambezian Cryptosepalum dry forests
Zambezian flooded grasslands
Zambezian and mopane woodlands
Geography
Area
1,184,200 km2 (457,200 sq mi)
Countries
List
Angola
Burundi
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Malawi
Tanzania
Zambia
Conservation
Conservation status
vulnerable
Global 200
yes
Protected
26.5%[1]
The Central Zambezian miombo woodlands ecoregion spans southern central Africa. Miombo woodland is the predominant plant community. It is one of the largest ecoregions on the continent, and home to a great variety of wildlife, including many large mammals.
The CentralZambezianmiombowoodlands ecoregion spans southern central Africa. Miombowoodland is the predominant plant community. It is one of the largest...
diversity than dry miombo. Three ecoregions are currently recognized. Angolan wet miombowoodlands – Angola CentralZambezian wet miombowoodlands – Angola, Burundi...
region's woodland plant communities, including species of Brachystegia, Julbernardia, and Isoberlinia in miombowoodlands, Baikiaea in Baikiaea woodlands, and...
Angolan miombowoodlands cover most of central Angola and extend into the Democratic Republic of Congo. They are part of the larger miombo ecosystem that...
grasslands ecoregion, lies to the southwest. The CentralZambezianmiombowoodlands and the Angolan miombowoodlands lie on the better soils to the east and west...
Angola. The dry miombowoodlands have a seasonal tropical climate. Average annual rainfall ranges from 600 to 1,000 mm. The woodlands have a summer rainy...
ecoregion classification for rivers, lakes and wetlands. Zambia is in the Zambezian region of the Afrotropical biogeographic realm (or ecozone). Three terrestrial...
The Chikangawa Forest Reserve, also known as the Viphya Plantation, is a man-made forest in the South Viphya Forest Reserve in Chikangawa, Malawi. It was...
forests The Zambezian region includes woodlands, savannas, grasslands, and thickets. Characteristic plant communities include Miombowoodlands, drier mopane...
of them woodland savannah, distinguished by the dominant tree: Southern Miombowoodlands cover the higher slopes of the valley, while Zambezian and Mopane...
flora. Other examples include the Kimberley tropical savanna, CentralZambezianmiombowoodlands, Guinean forest–savanna mosaic, Cape York Peninsula tropical...
The Eastern miombowoodlands (AT0706) are an ecoregion of grassland and woodland in northern Mozambique, southern Tanzania, and southeastern Malawi. These...
Bururi Forest Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in southwestern Burundi. Created in 1951, it is designated a wilderness area (IUCN protected area category...
categorised by the World Wildlife Fund as a large section of the CentralZambezianmiombowoodlands ecoregion. Eastern Zambia shows great diversity. The Luangwa...
and shrubland known as Zambezian and mopane woodlands. Between 500 and 1,500 m (1,600 and 4,900 ft) this is mostly miombowoodland, dominated by Brachystegia...
Katavi National Park is a Tanzanian national park created in 1974 and is located in Katavi Region, Tanzania. It is a very remote park that is less frequently...
The Katanga or Shaba plateau is a farming and ranching region in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Located in the southeastern Katanga Province, it...
the Zambezian flooded grasslands of the Barotse Floodplain, the Angolan miombowoodlands to the northwest, the CentralZambezianmiombowoodlands to the...
the CentralZambezianMiombowoodlands that is the largest ecoregion in Zambia and the predominant ecoregion of Northwestern, Copperbelt, Central, Northern...
categorised by the World Wide Fund for Nature as part of the CentralZambezianmiombowoodlands ecoregion. The lowest point in the country is at Lake Tanganyika...
Ruvubu National Park is a national park in Burundi covering 508 km2 (196 sq mi) that was established in 1980. Its borders fall within the provinces of...
Ruaha National Park is a national park in Tanzania. The addition of the Usangu Game Reserve and other important wetlands to the park in 2008 increased...
Lusenga Plain National Park is a national park in the Kawambwa District, Luapula Province of Zambia, to the south-east of Lake Mweru. Originally a grounds...
distinguished by steep valleys, and the vegetation ranges from grassland to woodland to tropical rainforest. Accessible only by boat, the park is most famous...