Acacia spp./Commiphora spp. We are taking a look at the four types of vegetation in Africa, zones, and their features. Abstract. Several types of coastal forests and woodland (0.1%) characteristic of the Zanzibar-Inhambane Mosaic vegetation region, occur along the narrow coastal strip. Primary planta A VEGETATION MAP OF KENYA WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO GRASSLAND TYPES BY D. C. EDWARDS Agricultural Department, Kenya (With Plates 20 and 21 and one Map) THE Colony and Protectorate of Kenya are situated in the east-central portion of Africa. Eleven types of vegetation are described from a tsetse experimental area. The geography of Kenya is diverse, varying amongst Kenya's 47 Counties. Forests contain lowland rainforest in western Kenya, and montane forest in the central and western highlands and on higher hills and mountains. 10 cm −2), followed by Rhizophora (3998 ind. Kenya - Kenya - Plant and animal life: In the highlands between elevations of 7,000 and 9,000 feet (2,100 and 2,700 metres), the characteristic landscape consists of patches of evergreen forest separated by wide expanses of short grass. The principal types of forest and grassland are described as to species composition and location, particularly in relation to topography and precipitation. Abstract Mount Kenya is of ecological importance in tropical east Africa due to the dramatic gradient in vegetation types that can be observed from low to high elevation zones. The map distinguishes 48 vegetation types, divided in four main vegetation groups: 16 forest types, 15 woodland and wooded grassland types, 5 bushland and thicket types and 12 other types. Kenya, country in East Africa famed for its scenic landscapes and vast wildlife preserves. 10 cm −2), Avicennia (3442 ind. It is a common word that had no basic reference to a significant geographical or botanical source, structure, … The grasslands are divided into: 1. There are several types but predominantly they are classified as either primary or planted forests. Kenya's unique flora is widely distributed all across the country. The equator passes approximately through the centre, and the The vegetation of Kenya is predominantly grassland, and the forests are generally confined to the slopes of the larger mountain masses. Vegetation is the species of plant coupled with the provided land cover. Kenya has a coastline on the Indian Ocean, which contains swamps of East African mangroves.Inland are broad plains and numerous hills. Vegetation in Kenya. Floristic classification of the vegetation in small wetlands of Kenya and Tanzania Miguel Alvarez, Mathias Becker, Beate Böhme, Collins Handa, Matthias Josko, Hellen The vertical distribution of meiofauna in the sediments of Avicennia marina, Bruguiera gymnorrhiza, Ceriops tagal, Rhizophora mucronata and Sonneratia alba at Gazi Bay (Kenya), is described. Accurate estimates of soil organic carbon stocks (SOCS) in the rangelands are critical in developing strategies to help mitigate impacts of climate change. Where the forest has survived human encroachment, it includes economically valuable trees such as cedar (Juniperus procera) and varieties of podo. These patches are mainly small and relictual, and the forest structure and composition vary … Its capital is Nairobi. The forest types of Kenya Piritta Peltorinne Abstract Kenyan forests are biologically rich and harbour high concentrations of endemic species. Seventeen taxa were observed, with highest densities in the sediments of Bruguiera (6707 ind. It is bordered to the north by South Sudan and Ethiopia, to the east by Somalia and the Indian Ocean, to the south by Tanzania, and to the west by Lake Victoria and Uganda. Central and Western Kenya is characterised by the Kenyan Rift Valley and central province home to the highest mountain, Mount Kenya and Mount Elgon on the border between Kenya and Uganda.