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UNINA9910797047803321 |
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The Kruger experience : ecology and management of savanna heterogeneity / / edited by Johan du Toit [and five others] |
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Washington, DC : , : Island Press, , [2003] |
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©2003 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (537 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Ecological heterogeneity |
Ecosystem management |
Savanna ecology |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Foreword -- Part 1: The Historical and Conceptual Framework -- Chapter 1: The Kruger National Park: A Century of Management and Research -- Chapter 2: Biotic and Abiotic Variability as Key Determinants of Savanna Heterogeneity at Multiple Spatiotemporal Scales -- Chapter 3: Adopting a Heterogeneity Paradigm: Implications for Management of Protected Savannas -- Chapter 4: An Adaptive System to Link Science, Monitoring, and Management in Practice -- Part II: A Template for Savanna Heterogeneity -- Chapter 5: The Abiotic Template and Its Associated Vegetation Pattern -- Chapter 6: Biogeochemistry: The Cycling of Elements -- Chapter 7: Fire as a Driver of Ecosystem Variability -- Chapter 8: Surface Water Availability: Implications for Heterogeneity and Ecosystem Processes -- Chapter 9: River Heterogeneity: Ecosystem Structure, Function, and Management -- Part III: Interactions between Biotic Components -- Chapter 10: Interactions between Species and Ecosystem Characteristics -- Chapter 11: Vegetation Dynamics in the Kruger Ecosystem -- Chapter 12: Insects and Savanna Heterogeneity -- Chapter 13: Birds: Responders and Contributors to Savanna Heterogeneity -- Chapter 14: Large Herbivores and Savanna Heterogeneity -- Chapter 15: Rainfall Influences on Ungulate Population Dynamics -- Chapter 16: Kruger's |
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Elephant Population: Its Size and Consequences for Ecosystem Heterogeneity -- Chapter 17: Wildlife Diseases and Veterinary Controls: A Savanna Ecosystem Perspective -- Chapter 18: Large Carnivores and Savanna Heterogeneity -- Part IV: Humans and Savannas -- Chapter 19: Anthropogenic Influences at the Ecosystem Level -- Chapter 20: Beyond the Fence: People and the Lowveld Landscape -- Chapter 21: Heterogeneity and Management of the Lowveld Rivers. |
Chapter 22: Integration of Science: Successes, Challenges, and the Future -- Chaper 23: Reflections on the Kruger Experience and Reaching Forward -- Contributors -- Index. |
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