LEADER 04875nam 2200997Ia 450 001 9910791932203321 005 20230802012641.0 010 $a1-283-54319-2 010 $a9786613855640 010 $a0-520-95407-6 024 7 $a10.1525/9780520954076 035 $a(CKB)2560000000089550 035 $a(EBL)996185 035 $a(OCoLC)809910935 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000705916 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11940631 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000705916 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10626261 035 $a(PQKB)10893842 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC996185 035 $a(DE-B1597)520543 035 $a(OCoLC)811490147 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780520954076 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL996185 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10590396 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL385564 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000089550 100 $a20120131d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aSavannas of our birth$b[electronic resource] $epeople, wildlife, and change in East Africa /$fRobin S. Reid 210 $aBerkeley $cUniversity of California Press$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (411 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-520-27355-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tCONTENTS -- $tACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- $tChapter One. Searching for the Middle Ground -- $tChapter Two. Savannas of Our Birth -- $tChapter Three. Pastoral People, Livestock, and Wildlife -- $tChapter Four. Moving Continents, Varying Climate, and Abundant Wildlife: Drivers of Human Evolution? -- $tChapter Five. Ecosystem Engineers Come of Age -- $tChapter Six. Can Pastoral People and Livestock Enrich Savanna Landscapes? -- $tChapter Seven. When Coexistence Turns into Conflict -- $tChapter Eight. The Serengeti- Mara: "Wild Africa" or Ancient Land of People? -- $tChapter Nine. Amboseli: "Cattle Create Trees, Elephants Create Grassland" in the Shadow of Kilimanjaro -- $tChapter Ten. The Kaputiei Plains: The Last Days of an Urban Savanna? -- $tChapter Eleven. Ngorongoro: A Grand Experiment of People and Wildlife -- $tChapter Twelve. Savannas of Our Future: Finding Diversity in the Middle Ground -- $tNOTES -- $tREFERENCES -- $tINDEX 330 $aThis book tells the sweeping story of the role that East African savannas played in human evolution, how people, livestock, and wildlife interact in the region today, and how these relationships might shift as the climate warms, the world globalizes, and human populations grow.Our ancient human ancestors were nurtured by African savannas, which today support pastoral peoples and the last remnants of great Pleistocene herds of large mammals. Why has this wildlife thrived best where they live side-by-side with humans? Ecologist Robin S. Reid delves into the evidence to find that herding is often compatible with wildlife, and that pastoral land use sometimes enriches savanna landscapes and encourages biodiversity. Her balanced, scientific, and accessible examination of the current state of the relationships among the region's wildlife and people holds critical lessons for the future of conservation around the world. 606 $aSavanna ecology$zAfrica, East 606 $aLand use$xEnvironmental aspects$zAfrica, East 606 $aPastoral systems$xEnvironmental aspects$zAfrica, East 606 $aSavannas$zAfrica, East 610 $aafrican biodiversity. 610 $aafrican culture. 610 $aafrican environment. 610 $aafrican history. 610 $aafrican society. 610 $aafrican wildlife. 610 $aaspca. 610 $abooks for history lovers. 610 $abooks for science lovers. 610 $aconservation of environment. 610 $adiscussion books. 610 $aeast africa. 610 $aeasy to read. 610 $aecology. 610 $aeducational books. 610 $aengaging. 610 $aevolution of life. 610 $ahome school education books. 610 $ahuman evolution. 610 $aimportance of environment. 610 $alearning from experts. 610 $aleisure reads. 610 $alife in africa. 610 $alife sciences. 610 $apolitics and history. 610 $apopulation growth. 610 $aprotect the animals. 610 $awildlife vs livestock. 615 0$aSavanna ecology 615 0$aLand use$xEnvironmental aspects 615 0$aPastoral systems$xEnvironmental aspects 615 0$aSavannas 676 $a577.4/80967 700 $aReid$b Robin Spencer$01475736 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910791932203321 996 $aSavannas of our birth$93690034 997 $aUNINA