Vegetation Flashcards
What are the four types of vegetation in the RNDB?
Tropical vegetation
Savanna grassland vegetation
Sudd/swamp vegetation
Desert vegetation
What are the characteristics of tropical vegetation?
- Only found in areas with over 1700mm of rain each year and has a temperature of over 25°C
- Some are carnivorous and eat insects as a way to survive in infertile soils
- Generally include figs, teak, mahogany and yellow woods
- Described as ‘deserts with trees’
What are the characteristics of savanna grassland vegetation?
- Wide trunks and thick bark to store water
- Thick bark protects against heat and fire
- Thick bark doesn’t burn easily
- Long roots tap underground water supplies
- Thin/spiky/waxy leaves reduce moisture loss
- Can be closed or open
What are the characteristics of sudd/swamp vegetation?
- Area of nearly 259,000km^2
- Vegetation includes papyrus, tall bamboo-like grasses, reedmace, ambatch (turor), water lettuce, water hyacinth (major pest)
What are the characteristics of desert vegetation?
- Succulent so they can store lots of water
- Small to reduce water loss by evapotranspiration
- May look woody
- Ephemerals (type of plant) develop fruit and flowers during infrequent wet periods
- Plants can be adapted to reduce water loss, have leaf hairs to reduce wind speed, have thick and waxy cuticles
- The bulk of the biomass is below ground
Where can you find tropical rainforests/vegetation?
Rwanda
Burundi
Tanzania
Where can you find savanna grassland vegetation?
South Sudan
Ethiopia
Central African Republic
Kenya
Where can you find sudd/swamp vegetation?
Central African Republic
Where can you find desert vegetation?
Egypt
Sudan
Eritrea
What is the vegetation like at Lake Victoria?
Tropical rainforest
What is the vegetation like in Uganda?
Savanna grasslands
What is the vegetation like in Ethiopia?
Savanna grasslands
What is the vegetation like in Sudan?
Desert vegetation
What is the vegetation like in Egypt?
Desert vegetation
