LEADER 03308nam 2200433zu 450 001 9910480405103321 005 20211005051618.0 010 $a1-59726-299-4 035 $a(CKB)3710000000387213 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001688580 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16531228 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001688580 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)15057973 035 $a(PQKB)10836796 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6531202 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6531202 035 $a(OCoLC)1244625107 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000387213 100 $a20160829d2013 uy 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe Kruger Experience: Ecology and Management of Savanna Heterogeneity 210 31$a[Place of publication not identified]$c3Island Press$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (537 pages) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a1-55963-981-4 327 $aIntro -- 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 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. 327 $aChapter 22: Integration of Science: Successes, Challenges, and the Future -- Chaper 23: Reflections on the Kruger Experience and Reaching Forward -- Contributors -- Index. 608 $aElectronic books. 700 $aBiggs$b Harry C$0849527 702 $aSinclair$b Anthony R. E 801 0$bPQKB 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910480405103321 996 $aThe Kruger Experience: Ecology and Management of Savanna Heterogeneity$91897081 997 $aUNINA