An African Savanna: Synthesis of the Nylsvley Study (Cambridge Studies in Applied Ecology and Resource Management) - Hardcover

Scholes, R. J.; Walker, B. H.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521419719 ISBN 13: 9780521419710

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1993

Synopsis

Savannas cover approximately half of the African land surface and one fifth of the land surface of the world. They are one of the most important, but least understood terrestrial ecosystems. They are the basis of the African livestock industry and the wildlife they support is of key importance in bringing in tourists. The Nylsvley area in South Africa is one of the most intensively studied savanna regions in the world and as such it is a key source of data and theory relating to this important tropical biome. The South African Savanna Biome Programme was set up to develop the understanding necessary to predict changes in the ecosystem stability induced by both natural and man-made stresses. This book provides a synthesis of the programme's sixteen years of research at Nylsvley and aims to develop a unified vision of the ecology of the dry savanna.

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Book Description

Savannas cover half of the African land surface, but are one of the world's least studied ecosystems. This book aims to integrate the findings of sixteen years of research in the Nylsvley region in South Africa, in order to develop a unified vision of the ecology of dry savannas.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521419719
• ISBN 13: 9780521419710
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 318