| Description |
1 online resource (x, 396 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
Searching for the middle ground -- Savannas of our birth -- Pastoral people, livestock, and wildlife -- Moving continents, new rocks, varying climate, and abundant wildlife: drivers of human evolution? -- Ecosystem engineers come of age -- Can pastoral people and livestock enrich savanna landscapes? -- When does coexistence between herders and wildlife turn into conflict? -- The Serengeti-Mara: "wild Africa" or ancient land of people? -- Amboseli: "cattle create trees, elephants create grassland" in the shadow of Kilimanjaro -- The Kaputiei plains: the last days of an urban savanna? -- Ngorongoro: a grand experiment of people and wildlife -- Savannas of our future: finding diversity in the middle ground |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Land use -- Environmental aspects -- Africa, East.
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Pastoral systems -- Environmental aspects -- Africa, East.
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Savanna ecology -- Africa, East.
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Savannas -- Africa, East.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0520954076 (electronic bk.) |
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9780520954076 (electronic bk.) |
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(cloth ;) (alk. paper) |
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(cloth ;) (alk. paper) |
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