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A dambo is a class of complex shallow wetlands in central, southern and eastern Africa, particularly in Zambia, Malawi and Zimbabwe. They are generally found in higher rainfall flat plateau areas and have river-like branching forms which in themselves are not very large but combined add up to a large area. Dambos have been estimated to comprise 12.5% of the area of Zambia.[1] Similar African words include mbuga (commonly used in East Africa), matoro (Mashonaland), vlei (South Africa), fadama (Nigeria), and bolis (Sierra Leone); the French bas-fond and German Spültal have also been suggested as referring to similar grassy wetlands.[2] Dambos are characterised by grasses, rushes and sedges, contrasting with surrounding woodland such as miombo woodland. They may be substantially dry at the end of the (dry season), revealing grey soils or black clays, but unlike a flooded grassland, they retain wet lines of drainage through the dry season. They are inundated (waterlogged) in the (wet seaso

Dambo - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Class of complex shallow wetlands A dambo is a class of complex shallow wetlands in central, southern and eastern Africa, particularly in Zambia , Malawi and Zimbabwe . They are generally found in higher-rainfall flat plateau areas and have river-like branching forms which in themselves are not very large but combined add up to a large area. Dambos have been estimated to comprise 12.5% of the area of Zambia. [ 1 ] Similar African words include mbuga (commonly used in East Africa ), matoro ( Mashonaland ), vlei ( South Afri

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