02696nam 2200649 a 450 991013938840332120170816120630.01-283-83533-91-4443-1710-51-4443-1709-1(CKB)2480000000008426(EBL)707907(OCoLC)828303827(SSID)ssj0000506272(PQKBManifestationID)11347765(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000506272(PQKBWorkID)10514002(PQKB)10280234(MiAaPQ)EBC707907(EXLCZ)99248000000000842620091002d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrWild rangelands[electronic resource] conserving wildlife while maintaining livestock in semi-arid ecosystems /edited by Johan T. du Toit, Richard Kock and James C. DeutschOxford ;Hoboken, N.J. Wiley-Blackwell20101 online resource (450 p.)Conservation science and practice series Wild rangelands Conservation science and practice series ;no. 6Description based upon print version of record.1-4051-9488-X 1-4051-7785-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.pt. 1. Thematic reviews -- pt. 2. Case studies.Rangeland ecosystems which include unimproved grasslands, shrublands, savannas and semi-deserts, support half of the world's livestock, while also providing habitats for some of the most charismatic of wildlife species. This book examines the pressures on rangeland ecosystems worldwide from human land use, over-hunting, and subsistence and commercial farming of livestock and crops. Leading experts have pooled their experiences from all continents to cover the ecological, sociological, political, veterinary, and economic aspects of rangeland management today. This book provides practitioners Grassland animalsConservationRange managementLivestockEnvironmental aspectsElectronic books.Grassland animalsConservation.Range management.LivestockEnvironmental aspects.333.7416636.08/45636.0845Du Toit Johan T856033Kock Richard856034Deutsch James C856035MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910139388403321Wild rangelands1911257UNINA