Savannas : climate, biodiversity and ecological significance / / Celeste Perrault and Leone Bellamy, editors

• Pubblicazione: New York, : Nova Publishers, 2013
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (167 p.)
• Disciplina: 577.4/8
• Soggetto topico: Savanna ecology; Savannas
• Altri autori: PerraultCeleste BellamyLeone
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ch. 1. Litter decomposition and nutrient release in Miombo Savanna woodlands of central Zimbabwe / Menas Wuta ... [et al.] -- ch. 2. Enhancing the contributions of indigenous tree species in tackling prevailing environmental challenges of the African savanna / F.D. Ugese -- ch. 3. Aerial census of elephants and other mammals in Shimba Hills, Mkongani, and Mwaluganje conservation areas in Kwale County, Kenya / Shadrack Ngene ... [et al.] -- ch. 4. Understanding aboveground vegetation and soil seed bank dynamics in response to grazing in semi-arid African rangelands : a synthesis / Tessema Zewdu Kelkay -- ch. 5. Translocation of elephants from Moju-Asako to Meru and Aberdare ecosystems / Shadrack Ngene ... [et al.] -- ch. 6. Absorbing roots areas and transpiring leaf areas at the tropical forest and savanna boundary in Brazil / Andre Butler ... [et al.] -- ch. 7. Zygomycetes from Cerrado Areas in Southeast Brazil / J.I. de Souza, C.L.A. Pires-Zottarelli and A.V. Marano -- ch. 8. The Guiana shield and French Guiana and their savannas / César Delnatte.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book presents current research in the study of the climate, biodiversity and ecological significance of savannas. Topics include central pivot fertigation for coffee plants in the Brazilian savannah; litter decomposition and nutrient release in the Miombo Savannah woodlands of Central Zimbabwe; enhancing the contributions of indigenous tree species in tackling prevailing environmental challenges in the African savannas; aerial census of elephants and other mammals in the Shimba Hills, Mkongani and Mwaluganje conservation areas of Kwale County, Kenya; aboveground vegetation and soil seed bank dynamics in response to grazing in semi-arid African rangelands; translocation of elephants from Moju-Asako to Meru and Aberdare ecosystems; absorbing root areas and transpiring leaf areas in the tropical forest and savanna boundary in Brazil; zygomycetes from Cerrado areas in Southeast Brazil; and the Guiana shield and French Guiana savannas.
• ISBN: 1-62618-077-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9911145021203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Environmental science, engineering and technology series.