LOWER ZAMBEZI RIVER BASIN BASELINE DATA ON LANDUSE ...

Table 4. Site descriptionTransect Site DescriptionMoz01 Cropped area on river terraceMoz02 Baobab dominated ridge above MOZ01Moz03 Regen low deciduous, cut 1978Moz04 Tall open woodland with dense dried grassMoz05 Mopane forestMoz06 Cutover,grazed, fired, variablle soil depth on sandstone, near old house site.Moz07 Phragmites swamp, grazed, harvested, close to settlementMoz08 Acacia xanthophloia, Hyphaene coriacea dom. grassland. Fired, grazedMoz09 Very dsturbed, near cultivation. Fired, grazed. Only localised vegetation in very recently fired area.Moz10 Section of recently cropped Maize and other garden species in flood-fallow areaMoz11 Grazed by local domestic animals and rabbitsMoz12 Grazed, amost totally deciduous, low, open forestMoz13 Last flooded in 2000, water retained for 40 days.Moz14 Area fired and cultivatedMoz15 Regularly (and recently) fired open grassland. Floods irregularlyMoz16 Annually fired savanna, grazed not cul;tivated, 1-10 year floodsMoz17 Permanent garden, first opened 1974, last flooded 2001. Maize->Cassava->Ipomoea->BananaMoz18 Previously under sugar cane in 1981. Now cattle only. Site heavily trampled. No recent fire. Surrounding area completely burnt.Moz19 Protected forest. Used for medicinal purposes etc.Moz20 Frequently fired and grazed. Dense (dry) grass understoreyMoz21 Not recently fired, grazedMoz22 Animal reserve with Leopard etc.Moz23 Mainly sugar cane and bananas. Primates (Macaca, Baboons) common but kept away with 'medicine'Moz24 Annually flooded, possibly some previous cropping. Dry grass understorey 1.8m tall.Moz25 Dense tall Pennesetum? savanna adjacent to Phragmites swamp. Very high water table. Used by Hippos as corridor to Zambezi river.Moz26 Irrigated sugar cane, recenty established and cleaned rattoon crop. Mulch in furrows.Moz27 Woodland savanna on sand. Deciduous, not cultivated. Dry grassesMoz28 Woodland savanna, freqently fired. Near old cemetery. No cultivation.Moz29 Disturbed mangrove, cut-over. Harvested for crabs, shrimp, fish etc.Moz30 Fired, grazed high tide area above Avicennia.Moz31 Previously cultivated (? Ipomoea b.). Still with remnant coconuts.Moz32 Padi rice fallow. Dried off after last harvest. No fertilizer, permanent cropping to rice. Rain-fed not irrigated.50