Summary In a general ecological study of the Simanjiro Plains, northern Tanzania carried out from 1970 to 1972, the vegetation was studied as part of the habitat of large herbivores using this area. The main vegetation types are short Digitaria macroblephara and Panicum coloratum grassland covering 51%, Acacia tortillis and Commiphora schimperi woodland occupying 26%; the Acacia stuhlmannii and A. drepanolobium bushland occupying 13% and the Pennisetum mezianum and Acacia stuhlmannii (seasonally water-logged) bushed grassland occupying 10%. Low grass cover (46%) and widespread occurrence of unpalatable or even poisonous species is an indication of overgrazing. For a full list see the appendix.
Journal articles from the Grassland Society of Southern Africa (GSSA) African Journal of Range and Forage Science as well as related articles and reports from throughout the southern African region.