Miombo Woodlands Research Towards the Sustainable Use of Ecosystem Services in Southern Africa

摘要: The Miombo woodlands are the most extensive warm dry forest type in southern Africa [1], covering ca. 2.7 million km2 across seven countries: Tanzania and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) north, Angola Zambia east, Malawi, Zimbabwe Mozambique south [2-4] (Figure 1). It is one important ecosystems world, playing an role at social, economic environmental levels. Being center plant biodiversity a key provider goods services, supporting livelihoods more than 65 people region [4]. also very to national economies as they provide timber for exportation. From point view determinant energy, carbon water balance [3,5].