The Uganda Atlas

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A study in the Budongo forest –Murchison falls National Park landscape shows that there has been both woody cover decrease and increase. In areas where there has been continuous burning, woody cover species have changed from those that are less resistant to fire to those that are more resistant. Signs of fire are evident in such landscapes (see pictures on next pages). In areas where there has been a higher control of burning, increase in woody cover has been observed.

Budongo Forest Reserve Decreased Fire fronts and increased vegetation

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