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Pian-Upe Wildlife Reserve: biological and socio-economic survey 7 1.4 References cited Department of Lands & Surveys. 1967. Uganda Atlas. Department of Lands & Surveys, Kampala. Lamprey, R.F. & Michelmore, F. 1996a. The Wildlife Protected Areas of Uganda: preliminary aerial survey results and their assessment plus initial recommendations. Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife & Antiquities, Kampala. Lamprey, R.F. & Michelmore, F. 1996b. Surveys of Uganda’s Wildlife Protected Areas: phase II surveys: May - June 1996. Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife & Antiquities, Kampala. Lubwama, H. 1994. Social studies atlas for Uganda. Macmillan (Uganda), Kampala. NEAP. 1993. National environment management policy framework. National Environment Action Plan Secretariat, Ministry of Natural Resources, Kampala. NEIC. 1994. State of the environment report for Uganda 1994. National Environment Information Centre, Kampala. White, F. 1983. The vegetation of Africa. UNESCO, Paris. Whittaker, R.H. 1972. Evolution and measurement of species diversity. Taxon 21:213-251. Wilson, J.G. 1985. Resettlement in Karamoja. Photocopied paper, pp. 163-170. Frontier-Uganda Wildlife Protected Areas Project January 1998 Baseline Surveys Programme Report No. 13
Pian-Upe Wildlife Reserve: biological and socio-economic survey 8 2.0 VEGETATION SURVEY (Karen L. Zwick) 2.1 Summary A survey of the vegetation of Pian-Upe Wildlife Reserve was conducted between April and June 1997. The vegetation was stratified into broad physiognomic vegetation types, and within this, five 1ha plots were sampled. Preliminary identifications were made in the field and confirmed by a botanist at the Makerere University Herbarium. One hundred and fortyone species of flowering plant were identified. The woody plants, which represent 3.0% of the country’s diversity, are typical of savannah woodland or thickets. Four vegetation types were described: grassland and wooded grassland, which covers most of the reserve, riverine woodland, kopjes, and cultivated land. The vegetation of the reserve is of enormous conservation value as it covers a large area and is essentially undisturbed. However, it is potentially under threat from agricultural conversion, such as that south of the Greek River in the part of the Sebei CWA recommended for inclusion in a new National Park. 2.2 Introduction 2.2.1 Aims The vegetation survey aims to use standard and repeatable methods to: • describe both physiognomically and floristically the major vegetation types/habitats of the reserve; and • collect baseline data on the presence and distribution of flowering plants (Angiospermae), in order to compile a preliminary annotated checklist for the reserve. Frontier-Uganda Wildlife Protected Areas Project January 1998 Baseline Surveys Programme Report No. 13
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