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050 4 _aQH541.15.E24 K784 2003
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100 1 _adu Toit, Johan T.
245 1 4 _aThe Kruger Experience :
_bEcology And ManagemOf Savanna Heterogeneity.
250 _a1st ed.
264 1 _aChicago :
_bIsland Press,
_c2013.
264 4 _c©2003.
300 _a1 online resource (537 pages)
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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505 0 _aIntro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Foreword -- Part 1: The Historical and Conceptual Framework -- Chapter 1: The Kruger National Park: A Century of Management and Research -- Chapter 2: Biotic and Abiotic Variability as Key Determinants of Savanna Heterogeneity at Multiple Spatiotemporal Scales -- Chapter 3: Adopting a Heterogeneity Paradigm: Implications for Management of Protected Savannas -- Chapter 4: An Adaptive System to Link Science, Monitoring, and Management in Practice -- Part II: A Template for Savanna Heterogeneity -- Chapter 5: The Abiotic Template and Its Associated Vegetation Pattern -- Chapter 6: Biogeochemistry: The Cycling of Elements -- Chapter 7: Fire as a Driver of Ecosystem Variability -- Chapter 8: Surface Water Availability: Implications for Heterogeneity and Ecosystem Processes -- Chapter 9: River Heterogeneity: Ecosystem Structure, Function, and Management -- Part III: Interactions between Biotic Components -- Chapter 10: Interactions between Species and Ecosystem Characteristics -- Chapter 11: Vegetation Dynamics in the Kruger Ecosystem -- Chapter 12: Insects and Savanna Heterogeneity -- Chapter 13: Birds: Responders and Contributors to Savanna Heterogeneity -- Chapter 14: Large Herbivores and Savanna Heterogeneity -- Chapter 15: Rainfall Influences on Ungulate Population Dynamics -- Chapter 16: Kruger's Elephant Population: Its Size and Consequences for Ecosystem Heterogeneity -- Chapter 17: Wildlife Diseases and Veterinary Controls: A Savanna Ecosystem Perspective -- Chapter 18: Large Carnivores and Savanna Heterogeneity -- Part IV: Humans and Savannas -- Chapter 19: Anthropogenic Influences at the Ecosystem Level -- Chapter 20: Beyond the Fence: People and the Lowveld Landscape -- Chapter 21: Heterogeneity and Management of the Lowveld Rivers.
505 8 _aChapter 22: Integration of Science: Successes, Challenges, and the Future -- Chaper 23: Reflections on the Kruger Experience and Reaching Forward -- Contributors -- Index.
588 _aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590 _aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650 0 _aEcological heterogeneity.
650 0 _aEcosystem management.
650 0 _aSavanna ecology.
655 4 _aElectronic books.
700 1 _adu Toit, Johan T.
700 1 _aRogers, Kevin H.
700 1 _aBiggs, Harry C.
700 1 _aSinclair, Anthony R.E.
700 1 _aWalker, Brian.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_adu Toit, Johan T.
_tThe Kruger Experience
_dChicago : Island Press,c2013
_z9781559639828
797 2 _aProQuest (Firm)
856 4 0 _uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=6531202
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