ECOLOGICAL STUDIES ON TILE SYMBIOSIS OF TER ITOMYCES ...

plots remained as woodland, 2 were cleared and maintained as grazed
pasture and the others were planted with various crops. In 1979
these were left fallowe
(4) Local farmers fields. These were cleared and cultivated
using traditional methods* Crops were usually maize and yam. The
previous history was urdmowne
(5) Rile I gardens and tjolf course* This was the area around
the housing built for the Colonial Development Corporation Schemeo
Both garden3 and golf course were mainly rm)wn grass
(Figure 2.1*2).
(6) Riparian forest at Rnbba, 90121N, 50041E, 12 km south of
Mokwa (Figure 2.1.2). This was a narrow belt of forest fringing the
flood plains of the River Niger's northern banks existing due to the
much hiGher moisture content of the soile The savanna forest boundary
was extremely sharpq with the forest having a maximum width of 0*5 I=*
The dominant vegetation was Elneis nuineensts Jacq and Cola nitida
(Vente) Schott and Endle with a few jainya sene2alensis
(Wood et ale in press),
(Desv. ) Juss.
36.