Mopane Bushwillow Woodlands Ecozone

Mopane Bushwillow Woodlands Ecozone - Kruger National Park:

Description: The Mopane Bushwillow Woodlands Ecozone in Kruger National Park is found on underlying Granite bedrock with sandy soils on the crests and gradually becoming clay at the drainage line. This is a dominant ecozone in the north-western section of the park.

Typical Vegetation:

Trees : rocky hills	Trees : crests	Trees : midlopes
Large-leaved rock fig White seringa Baobab Lowveld cluster-leaf	Mopane *Red bushwillow Black monkey orange Baobab Sickle bush Silver cluster-leaf Lowveld cluster-leaf Weeping wattle White raisin Zebrawood	Mopane *Red bushwillow Knob thorn Russet bushwillow Sandpaper raisin Sjambok pod Lowveld cluster-leaf Umbrella thorn White raisin Zebrawood

Trees : valley bottoms	.	Grasses
Mopane Apple-leaf Tamboti Jackal-berry Magic guarri		Mixed and sweet grasses

Typical Animals:

Predators	Browsers	Grazers	Special Interest
Lion	Kudu	Buffalo	Eland
Hyaena	Elephant *	Zebra	Sable
	Impala *	Wildebeeste
	Eland	Sable
	* Denotes animals that browse and graze