Author: D. J. PrattPublisher:
ISBN: 9780340197660
Category : Ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
Rangeland Management and Ecology in East Africa
Author: D. J. PrattPublisher:
ISBN: 9780340197660
Category : Ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
Rangeland Management and Ecology in East Africa
Author: D. J. PrattPublisher:
ISBN: 9780882755250
Category : Range management
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
Rangeland Management and Ecology in East Africa
Author: D. J. PrattRangeland Ecology and Resource Development in Eastern Africa
Author: Dennis J. HerlockerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Range ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
East African Ecosystems and Their Conservation
Author: T. R. McClanahanPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0195108175
Category : Biotic communities
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
East Africa is one of the most diverse and interesting tropical area on the planet. It is home not only to the last great megafaunal assemblage, but also to human populations with the highest growth rates. This book draws on the expertise of leading ecologists, each intimately familiar with a particular set of East African ecosystems, to provide the first in-depth and integrated account of the ecology, management, threats, and conservation of these diverse ecosystems. Summarizing the tremendous wealth of scientific research that has come out of East Africa in the last few decades, each chapter analyzes a given ecosystem type, taking the reader through the basics of its ecology, its historical use (and misuse) by humans, and its prospects for conservation. Throughout the book, linkages and similarities among ecosystems are emphasized, the historical and contemporary role of humans in shaping these ecosystems is considered, fundamental principles of ecology are considered, and interesting case studies are highlighted. Students and researchers in ecology, conservation biology, and environmental sciences will find this book useful in their work.
Introduction to East African Range Livestock Systems Study/Kenya
Author: International Livestock Centre for AfricaPublisher: ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD)
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
Rangeland Systems
Author: David D. BriskePublisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319467093
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 664
Book Description
This book is open access under a CC BY-NC 2.5 license. This book provides an unprecedented synthesis of the current status of scientific and management knowledge regarding global rangelands and the major challenges that confront them. It has been organized around three major themes. The first summarizes the conceptual advances that have occurred in the rangeland profession. The second addresses the implications of these conceptual advances to management and policy. The third assesses several major challenges confronting global rangelands in the 21st century. This book will compliment applied range management textbooks by describing the conceptual foundation on which the rangeland profession is based. It has been written to be accessible to a broad audience, including ecosystem managers, educators, students and policy makers. The content is founded on the collective experience, knowledge and commitment of 80 authors who have worked in rangelands throughout the world. Their collective contributions indicate that a more comprehensive framework is necessary to address the complex challenges confronting global rangelands. Rangelands represent adaptive social-ecological systems, in which societal values, organizations and capacities are of equal importance to, and interact with, those of ecological processes. A more comprehensive framework for rangeland systems may enable management agencies, and educational, research and policy making organizations to more effectively assess complex problems and develop appropriate solutions.
Connectivity Conservation
Author: Kevin R. CrooksPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 113946020X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 675
Book Description
One of the biggest threats to the survival of many plant and animal species is the destruction or fragmentation of their natural habitats. The conservation of landscape connections, where animals, plants, and ecological processes can move freely from one habitat to another, is therefore an essential part of any new conservation or environmental protection plan. In practice, however, maintaining, creating, and protecting connectivity in our increasingly dissected world is a daunting challenge. This fascinating volume provides a synthesis on the current status and literature of connectivity conservation research and implementation. It shows the challenges involved in applying existing knowledge to real-world examples and highlights areas in need of further study. Containing contributions from leading scientists and practitioners, this topical and thought-provoking volume will be essential reading for graduate students, researchers, and practitioners working in conservation biology and natural resource management.
East African Pastoralism
Author: International Livestock Centre for AfricaPublisher: ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD)
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Ecology and Behaviour of the African Buffalo
Author: H.H.T PrinsPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9400915276
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Over the past 30 years or so, research effort in behaviour and ecology has progressed from simple documentation of the habits or habitats of differ ent species to asking more searching questions about the adaptiveness of the patterns of behaviour observed; moved from documenting simply what occurs, to trying to understand why. Increasingly, studies of behav iour or ecology explore the function of particular responses or patterns of behaviour in individuals or populations - looking for the adaptiveness that has led to the adoption of such patterns either at a proximate level (what environmental circumstances have favoured the adoption of some particular strategy or response from within the animal's repertoire at that specific time) or at an evolutionary level (speculating upon what pres sures have led to the inclusion of a particular pattern of behaviour within the repertoire in the first place). Many common principles have been established - common to a wide diversity of animal groups, yet showing some precise relationship between a given aspect of behaviour or population dynamics and some particular ecological factor. In particular, tremendous advances have been made in understanding the foraging behaviour of animals - and the 'decision rules' by which they seek and select from the various resources on offer - and patterns of social organization and behaviour: the adap tiveness of different social structures, group sizes or reproductive tactics.