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'''Dambo''' is a word used for a class of complex shallow [[wetlands]] in central, southern and eastern [[Africa]], particularly in [[Zambia]] and [[Zimbabwe]]. They are generally found in higher rainfall flat plateau areas, and have river-like branching forms which may be nowhere very large, but common enough to add up to a large area. For instance, dambos have been estimated to comprise 12.5% of the area of Zambia.<ref>Chidumayo, E.N.: "The utilisation status of dambos in southern Africa: a Zambian case study". In: Matiza, T. & Chabwela, H.N. (eds.) ''Wetlands conservation conference for southern Africa'' (pp. 105-108). International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, Gland (1992).</ref> 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.<ref>Andrew S. Goudie, "The Geomorphology of the Seasonal Tropics" in William M. Adams, ''et al.'' (editors), ''The Physical geography of Africa'' (Oxford: University Press, 1996), p. 152</ref> | '''Dambo''' is a word used for a class of complex shallow [[wetlands]] in central, southern and eastern [[Africa]], particularly in [[Zambia]] and [[Zimbabwe]]. They are generally found in higher rainfall flat plateau areas, and have river-like branching forms which may be nowhere very large, but common enough to add up to a large area. For instance, dambos have been estimated to comprise 12.5% of the area of Zambia.<ref>Chidumayo, E.N.: "The utilisation status of dambos in southern Africa: a Zambian case study". In: Matiza, T. & Chabwela, H.N. (eds.) ''Wetlands conservation conference for southern Africa'' (pp. 105-108). International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, Gland (1992).</ref> 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.<ref>Andrew S. Goudie, "The Geomorphology of the Seasonal Tropics" in William M. Adams, ''et al.'' (editors), ''The Physical geography of Africa'' (Oxford: University Press, 1996), p. 152</ref> | ||
