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300
0
300
600
Kilometres
EDAPHIC GRASSLAND
SOMALIA-MAASAI VEGETATION
ZAMBEZIAN VEGETATION
MAJOR LAKES
N
Source:
White (1983).
Figure 9.1
Major vegetation zones in semi-arid Tanzania
rainfall parameters suggest that tropical dry forests could be supported
and so the presence of miombo woodland may be the result of past clear-
ance for cultivation (White, 1983). In Tanzania the Zambezian region
is currently less open to occupation and use by indigenous communities
because of tsetse l y, which is widespread and responsible for disease
transmission to both humans and livestock (Kingdon, 1971; Lovett et al.,
2001) but it is still used seasonally and often provides grazing and forage
for livestock in times of drought elsewhere.
While the phytogeographical regions are useful for describing vegetation
