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
Herbaceous Plants
Grasses
Apple-leaf   Sweet and mixed grasses
Mixed Bushwillow    
Silver cluster-leaf    
Leadwood    
Mopane    
Mixed Acacias  


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

Other Ecozones:

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