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Savannas of our birth : people, wildlife, and change in East Africa. Robin S. Reid

Reid, Robin Spencer cop. 2012

Available at 33MQB MQB Magasin (N-A-027069 )

Title:
Savannas of our birth : people, wildlife, and change in East Africa. Robin S. Reid
Author: Reid, Robin Spencer
Subjects: Savanna ecology -- Africa, East;
Land use -- Environmental aspects -- Africa, East;
Pastoral systems -- Environmental aspects -- Africa, East;
Savannas -- Africa, East;
Écologie des savanes -- Afrique orientale;
Utilisation du sol -- Environnement -- Afrique orientale;
Pastoralisme -- Environnement -- Afrique orientale;
Savanes -- Afrique orientale
Description: Notes bibliogr. Bibliogr. p. 297-365. Index
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
Publisher: Berkeley : University of California Press, cop. 2012
Creation Date: cop. 2012
Format: 1 vol. (x-396 p.) : ill., cartes, jaquette ill. en coul. ; 24 cm
Language: English

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