An assessment was done to determine the abundance and structure of
baobab (
Adansonia digitata
) across Gonarezhou National Park, Zimbabwe. Baobabs
were sampled on fifteen belt transects of constant width of 300 m with fifteen baobabs in
each belt transect determined the length of a particular belt transect between May and
June 2012. Our results showed that there were no significant differences in basal area,
height and density of baobabs across Gonarezhou. Moreover, elephant (
Loxodonta africana
) dung counts and damaged baobabs were similar across Gonarezhou. Our
findings suggest a relatively similar spatial effect of elephant herbivory and other
disturbance regimes on baobabs in Gonarezhou. We recommend the continuous
monitoring of baobab woodland stands across Gonarezhou.
