Doum and Mlala Pals dominate the dry scrub lands near Lake Manziin the Selous Game Reserve. Grasslands and terminalia scrub form a mosaic habitat

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Doum and Mlala Pals dominate the dry scrub lands near Lake Manziin the Selous Game Reserve. Grasslands and terminalia scrub form a mosaic habitat away from the lakes close to the Rufiji River but palms grow where the shallow roots sytems get close to permanent ground water.

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Location: Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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