Zambezian region

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The Zambezian region is a major biogeographical zone in south-central Africa characterized by extensive miombo woodlands, savannas, and rich biodiversity spanning several countries.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Zambezian region canonical 3
south-central Africa 2
Lowveld 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf biogeographical region ⓘ
floristic region ⓘ
borderedBy Afromontane region ⓘ
Guineo-Congolian region ⓘ
Karoo-Namib region ⓘ
Sudanian region ⓘ
characterizedBy dry forests ⓘ
high biodiversity ⓘ
miombo woodlands ⓘ
savanna ecosystems ⓘ
wooded grasslands ⓘ
climate subtropical ⓘ
tropical seasonal ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
dominantTreeGenus Brachystegia ⓘ
Isoberlinia ⓘ
Julbernardia ⓘ
faunaIncludes African elephants ⓘ
antelopes ⓘ
large African herbivores ⓘ
fireRegime frequent natural and anthropogenic fires ⓘ
floraRichness high endemism of woody plants ⓘ
hasSeasonality distinct wet season ⓘ
pronounced dry season ⓘ
hasSoilType nutrient-poor soils in many areas ⓘ
hasVegetationType combretum woodland ⓘ
miombo woodland ⓘ
mopane woodland ⓘ
savanna woodland mosaic ⓘ
locatedIn south-central Africa ⓘ
majorBiome tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests ⓘ
tropical and subtropical grasslands savannas and shrublands ⓘ
namedAfter Zambezi River ⓘ
partOf Afrotropical realm ⓘ
spansCountry Angola ⓘ
Botswana ⓘ
Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
Malawi ⓘ
Mozambique ⓘ
Namibia ⓘ
South Africa ⓘ
Tanzania ⓘ
Zambia ⓘ
Zimbabwe ⓘ
threats charcoal production ⓘ
deforestation ⓘ
overgrazing ⓘ
shifting cultivation ⓘ
usedFor pastoralism ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ
timber and fuelwood extraction ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Northwestern Zambia → partOf → Zambezian region ⓘ
Southeastern Zimbabwe → hasLandform → Lowveld ⓘ
subject linked to: southeastern Zimbabwe
linked to: Zambezian region
Miombo woodlands → locatedIn → south-central Africa ⓘ
linked to: Zambezian region
Zambezian flooded grasslands → locatedIn → south-central Africa ⓘ
linked to: Zambezian region
Zambezian flooded grasslands → locatedIn → Zambezian region ⓘ
Zambezian Baikiaea woodlands → partOf → Zambezian region ⓘ
Swazi people → ethnogenesisRegion → south‑central Africa ⓘ
subject linked to: Swazi
linked to: Zambezian region