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use of fire to prevent establishment of
A. zanzibarica
seedlings and saplings in order to decrease its competitive
dominance while promote establishment of other tree species. In addition to that, we recommend clearing of
A.
zanzibarica
in order to reduce its dominance and open a way for establishment of other species. On top of that, we
recommend establishment of a long term vegetation monitoring study in order to detect spatial-temporal patterns of
vegetation changes and the possible drivers. Furthermore, management should look on the possibility to introduce
medium sized browsers like impala in order to reduce recruitment rate of
A. zanzibarica
.
Author's contribution
Henry K. Njovu and Ladislaus. W. Kahana designed and conducted the experiment and write up. Elizabeth Kamili, Gideon Alfred and
Rudolf Mremi did data analysis and write up. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Acknowledgements
We greatly thank the College of African Wildlife Management, Mweka for financing this study. We also thank Tanzania National Parks
granting permission to carry out this important study in Saadani National Park. Furthermore, it is worth noting that this study would
not have been completed without 2014/2015 Diploma Year One Wildlife Management Students.
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