LEADER 02696nam 2200649 a 450 001 9910139388403321 005 20170816120630.0 010 $a1-283-83533-9 010 $a1-4443-1710-5 010 $a1-4443-1709-1 035 $a(CKB)2480000000008426 035 $a(EBL)707907 035 $a(OCoLC)828303827 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000506272 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11347765 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000506272 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10514002 035 $a(PQKB)10280234 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC707907 035 $a(EXLCZ)992480000000008426 100 $a20091002d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aWild rangelands$b[electronic resource] $econserving wildlife while maintaining livestock in semi-arid ecosystems /$fedited by Johan T. du Toit, Richard Kock and James C. Deutsch 210 $aOxford ;$aHoboken, N.J. $cWiley-Blackwell$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (450 p.) 225 0 $aConservation science and practice series Wild rangelands 225 0$aConservation science and practice series ;$vno. 6 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4051-9488-X 311 $a1-4051-7785-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $apt. 1. Thematic reviews -- pt. 2. Case studies. 330 $aRangeland 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 606 $aGrassland animals$xConservation 606 $aRange management 606 $aLivestock$xEnvironmental aspects 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aGrassland animals$xConservation. 615 0$aRange management. 615 0$aLivestock$xEnvironmental aspects. 676 $a333.7416 676 $a636.08/45 676 $a636.0845 701 $aDu Toit$b Johan T$0856033 701 $aKock$b Richard$0856034 701 $aDeutsch$b James C$0856035 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910139388403321 996 $aWild rangelands$91911257 997 $aUNINA