Table 1 Extent of area burnt, and features of the fire regime. Data are for three major vegetation types that collectively cover 92.1% of the catchments of the Cuito, Cubango, Cuando, and upper Zambezi Rivers
Vegetation type | Total area (km2) | Total area burnt in successive fires over 20 years (km2) | Median fire return period (years) | Proportion of area that remained unburnt (%) | Dominant fire season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open woodlands and grasslands | 30,359 | 204,209 | 1.85 | 0.57 | June–September |
Short closed to open bushland | 14,195 | 100,024 | 2.23 | 0.69 | June–September |
Miombo woodlands | 93,457 | 179,611 | 4.50 | 13.9 | August and September |