LEADER 02665nam 2200637 a 450 001 9910830120903321 005 20230725041526.0 010 $a1-283-83533-9 010 $a1-4443-1710-5 010 $a1-4443-1709-1 035 $a(CKB)2480000000008426 035 $a(EBL)707907 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000506272 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11347765 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000506272 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10514002 035 $a(PQKB)10280234 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC707907 035 $a(OCoLC)476311822 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 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$01637492 701 $aKock$b Richard$01637493 701 $aDeutsch$b James C$01637494 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910830120903321 996 $aWild rangelands$93979350 997 $aUNINA