An African savanna :
Scholes, R. J.,
An African savanna : synthesis of the Nylsvley study / R.J Scholes, B.H. Walker. - 1 online resource (xii, 306 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). - Cambridge studies in applied ecology and resource management . - Cambridge studies in applied ecology and resource management. .
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
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.
9780511565472 (ebook)
Savanna ecology--South Africa--Nylsvley Nature Reserve.
QH195.S6 / S38 1993
574.5/2643/09682
An African savanna : synthesis of the Nylsvley study / R.J Scholes, B.H. Walker. - 1 online resource (xii, 306 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). - Cambridge studies in applied ecology and resource management . - Cambridge studies in applied ecology and resource management. .
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
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.
9780511565472 (ebook)
Savanna ecology--South Africa--Nylsvley Nature Reserve.
QH195.S6 / S38 1993
574.5/2643/09682