Title Conserving Africa's mega-diversity in the anthropocene : the Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park story / edited by Joris P.G.M. Cromsigt (Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Environmental Studies, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå, Sweden ; Centre for African Conservation Ecology, Department of Zoology, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa), Sally Archibald (School of Animal, Plant, and Environmental Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa), Norman Owen-Smith (School of Animal, Plant, and Environmental Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa)

Published Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2017 ©2017

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Description 1 online resource (xxxvi, 405 pages) : illustrations, maps Series Ecology, biodiversity and conservation Ecology, biodiversity, and conservation. Contents List of contributors -- Foreword / by Dr. M.D. Mabunda, CEO of Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife -- Preface -- Further details on Zulu place names in the Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park / by Jim M. Feely -- Acknowledgements -- Preamble -- Map of Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park -- Part I. Setting the scene. 1. Anthropogenic influences in Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park : from early times to recent management / Mariska te Beest, Norman Owen-Smith, Roger Porter, and Jim M. Feely ; 2. The abiotic template for the Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park's landscape heterogeneity / Ruth A. Howison, Han Olff, Norman Owen-Smith, Joris P.G.M. Cromsigt, and Sally Archibald ; 3. Long-term vegetation dynamics within the Hluhluwe iMfolozi Park / A. Carla Staver, Heath Beckett, and Jan A. Graf ; 4. Temporal changes in the large herbivore fauna of Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park / Elizabeth le Roux, Geoff Clinning, Dave J. Druce, Norman Owen-Smith, Jan A. Graf, and Joris P.G.M. Cromsigt -- Part II. Theoretical advances in savanna ecology. 5. Megaherbivores, competition and coexistence within the large herbivore guild / Norman Owen-Smith, Joris P.G.M. Cromsigt, and Randal Arsenault ; 6. The functional ecology of grazing lawns : how grazers, termites, people, and fire shape HiP's savanna grassland mosaic / Joris P.G.M. Cromsigt, Michiel P. Veldhuis, William D. Stock, Elizabeth le Roux, Cleo M. Gosling, and Sally Archibald ; 7. Demographic bottlenecks and savanna tree abundance / William J. Bond, A. Carla Staver, Michael D. Cramer, Julia L. Wakeling, Jeremy J. Midgley, and Dave A. Balfour ; 8. Woody plant traits and life-history strategies across disturbance gradients and biome boundaries in the Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park / Laurence M. Kruger, Tristan Charles-Dominique, William J. Bond, Jeremy J. Midgley, Dave A. Balfour, and Abednig Mkhwanazi ; 9. Contributions of smaller fauna to ecological processes and biodiversity / Norman Owen-Smith, Cleo M. Gosling, Nicole Hagenah, Marcus J. Byrne, and Catherine L. Parr ; 10. Interactions between fire and ecosystem processes / Sally Archibald, Heath Beckett, William J. Bond, Corli Coetsee, Dave J. Druce, and A. Carla Staver -- Part III. Where science and conservation management meet. 11. Rhino management challenges : spatial and social ecology for habitat and population management / Wayne L. Linklater and Adrian M. Shrader ; 12. Reassembly of the large predator guild into Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park / Michael J. Somers, Penny A. Becker, Dave J. Druce, Jan A. Graf, Micaela Szykman Gunther, David G. Marneweck, Martina Trinkel, Marcos Moleón, and Matt W. Hayward ; 13. Wildlife disease dynamics in carnivore and herbivore hosts in the Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park / Anna E. Jolles, Nicki Le Roex, Gabriella Flacke, David Cooper, Claire Geoghegan, and Michael J. Somers ; 14. Elephant management in the Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park / Dave J. Druce, Heleen Druce, Mariska te Beest, Joris P.G.M. Cromsigt, and Susan Janse van Rensburg ; 15. Successful control of the invasive shrub Chromolaena odorata in Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park / Mariska te Beest, Owen Howison, Ruth A. Howison, L. Alexander Dew, Mandisa Mgobozi Poswa, Lihle Dumalisile, Susan Janse van Rensburg, and Colette Terblanche ; 16. Conserving Africa's mega-diversity in the Anthropocene : the Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park story / Joris P.G.M. Cromsigt, Sally Archibald, and Norman Owen-Smith -- Index Summary Centring on South Africa's Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park, this book synthesizes a century of insights from the ecology and conservation management of one of Africa's oldest protected wildlife areas. The park provides important lessons for conservation management, as it has maintained conservation values rivalling those of much larger parks sometimes through, and sometimes despite, strong management interventions, including the rescue of the white rhino from extinction. In addition, the book highlights the ecological science produced in the park, much of which has become widely influential, including the megaherbivore concept, new functional approaches to understanding biomes, and new understandings about the role of consumers in shaping ecosystems. The volume is ideal for researchers and policymakers interested in the conservation of relatively small, isolated and protected areas Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Ecology -- South Africa Wildlife conservation -- South Africa Ecology Wildlife conservation South Africa Form Electronic book Author Cromsigt, Joris P. G. M., editor Archibald, Sally, editor Owen-Smith, R. Norman, editor. ISBN 9781139382793 1139382799

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