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Vulnerability of Zimbabwe forests to global climate change

Year: 1996

Type: article

Abstract: The impacts of global climate change on forest distribution was evaluated using the Holdridge life zone and GISS general circulation model scenarios.Across Zimbabwe, 17 to 18% of the total land area is projected to shift from subtropical thorn woodland and subtropical dry forest to tropical very dry forest under the GISS scenario.The projected shift in forest distribution is attributable to a future decline in precipitation patterns and an increase in ambient temperature.

Source: Climate Research

DOI: 10.3354/cr006135

Authors: CH Matarira, FC Mwamuka

Institution: Scientific and Industrial Research and Development Centre

Language: English

Topic: Species Distribution and Climate Change

Subfield: Ecological Modeling

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Climate action, Life on land

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: University of Cambridge