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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Oversized paperback, viii + 608 pages (colour plates pp 185-196) + one folded glossy leaf ("Map of Mkomazi Game Reserve"), NOT ex-library. Weight 1185g. Light gentle wear, book is clean and bright with unmarked text, free of inscriptions and stamps, firmly bound. Cover shows a bit of rubbing to edges, a diagonal crease to the lower front panel, a couple of minor creases on spine. -- The Mkomazi Game Reserve in northern Tanzania has great biological significance, representing one of the richest savannas known in Africa and containing many species found nowhere else in Tanzania. Its scenic attractions and biological importance have been recognised by Tanzania's tourism master plan and national wildlife policy. At present, Mkomazi's future is uncertain. To maintain its local, national and international value, it must find ways to accommodate the needs of a rapidly expanding human population with its remarkable flora and fauna. Until now there has been little research on Mkomazi's basic ecology. Starting in 1992, the Tanzanian Department of Wildlife and the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) undertook a five-year study of the Reserve. The findings are presented here, with detailed studies of Mkomazi's physical, biological and ecological attributes as well as two associated studies of pastoral and agricultural activities on the Reserve's margins. The result is one of the most detailed descriptions of an African savanna to be published. Our purpose here is to provide information for the planning and management of Mkomazi, as well as for those visiting the reserve and those with a wider interest in African savanna landscapes. -- Contents: Introduction; I. Ecology and Biodiversity [Climate of Mkomazi: Variability and Importance; Soil Geochemical Mapping; Ecological Mapping of a Semi-Arid Savanna]; - Vegetation: - [Flora and Its Regional Context; Checklist of Vascular Plants and Pteridophytes; Vegetation and Habitats; Phenological Observations on the Vegetation; Effects of Fire on Shrub Survival]; - Arthropods: - [Invertebrate Biodiversity; Spiders (Arachnida); Cicadas (Hemiptera, Homoptera: Cicadoidea); Lacewings (Neuroptera); Beetles (Coleoptera); Hangingflies (Mecoptera: Bittacidae); Asilids (Diptera: Asilidae); Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea and Papilionoidea); Fig Wasps (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Agaonidae) and Fig Trees (Ficus); Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae); Pollination Ecology of Acacia Species; Ants, Pollinators and Acacias; Arthropod Diversity and the Tree Flora; Interaction of Crematogaster Ants and Acacia Trees]; - Vertebrates: - Amphibians; Reptiles; Birds; Checklist of Birds; Is Mkomazi as a Potential Reservoir of Avian Crop Pests?; Hornbills as a Case Study of Resource Partitioning; Small Mammals; Large Mammals; Checklist of Mammals]; II. Human Aspects [Pastoralism Around the Reserve: Interaction of Conservation and Development; Natural Resource Use by Reserve-Adjacent Farming Communities]; III. Management [Management for Biodiversity; Status and Future Management of the Game Reserve; Discussion and Conclusions]; Mkomazi Ecological Research Programme [Mkomazi Mind and Memory Maps; Ecological Research Programme].