Ecosystem services from southern African woodlands and their future under global change

Miombo and mopane woodlands are the dominant land cover in southern Africa

From:
Department for International Development
Published
8 August 2016
Country:
Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Document Type:
Journal Article
Theme:
Climate and Environment
Authors:
Ryan, C.M., Pritchard, R, McNicol, I, Owen, M, Fisher, j, Lehmann, C

Abstract

Miombo and mopane woodlands are the dominant land cover in southern Africa. Ecosystem services from these woodlands support the livelihoods of 100 million rural people and 50 million urban dwellers, and others beyond the region.

This research was supported by the Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation (ESPA) programme

Citation

Ryan, C.M., Pritchard, R., McNicol, I., Owen, M., .A.Fisher, J., Lehmann, C., Ecosystem services from southern African woodlands and their future under global change, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B - Biological Sciences, vol.371, 2016

Ecosystem services from southern African woodlands and their future under global change

Published 8 August 2016
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