Table 5. Descriptions of the mapping units used in the vegetation map of Muaredzi with the vegetation types associated with each unit. MMU = Muaredzi Mapping Unit.


Mapping unitDescriptionVegetation types

MMU1Echinochloa haplocladaPhragmites mauritianus communities C1, C2
MMU2Setaria incrassataHyphaene patersiana communitiesB4, C3
MMU3Combretum adenogoniumSclerocarya birreaAcacia complexes B2, B3, D1
MMU4Julbernardia globifloraBrachystegia spiciformis woodlandsB1
MMU5Combretum zeyheri Acacia complexesB5, B6
MMU6Mixed dry forests and thicketsA1, A2, A3
MMU7Fresh water Urema river