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An African Savanna: Synthesis of the Nylsvley Study

An African Savanna: Synthesis of the Nylsvley Study

Scholes, R. J.
Walker, B. H.
Eltringham, S. K.

Paperback

Series: Cambridge Studies in Applied Ecology and Resource Management

BiologyEnvironmental Studies

ISBN10: 0521612101
ISBN13: 9780521612104
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Nov 11 2004
Pages: 320
Weight: 1.26
Height: 0.67 Width: 7.44 Depth: 9.69
Language: English
Savannas cover approximately half of the African land surface and one fifth of the land surface of the world. They are one of the most important, but least understood terrestrial ecosystems. They are the basis of the African livestock industry and the wildlife they support is of key importance in bringing in tourists. The Nylsvley area in South Africa is one of the most intensively studied savanna regions in the world and as such it is a key source of data and theory relating to this important tropical biome. The South African Savanna Biome Programme was set up to develop the understanding necessary to predict changes in the ecosystem stability induced by both natural and man-made stresses. This book provides a synthesis of the programme's sixteen years of research at Nylsvley and aims to develop a unified vision of the ecology of the dry savanna.

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