The biology of African savannahs /:

Savannahs are one of the largest biomes of the world. This book looks at: (1) the climate factors determining the distribution of savannahs worldwide, in South America, Australia, and India as well as Africa; (2) the major plants (grasses, and trees such as Acacia) and large animals (mainly large ma...

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Hauptverfasser: Shorrocks, Bryan, 1943- (VerfasserIn), Bates, William (Zoologist) (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2015]
Ausgabe:Second edition.
Schriftenreihe:Biology of habitats.
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Zusammenfassung:Savannahs are one of the largest biomes of the world. This book looks at: (1) the climate factors determining the distribution of savannahs worldwide, in South America, Australia, and India as well as Africa; (2) the major plants (grasses, and trees such as Acacia) and large animals (mainly large mammals) that live in African savannahs; (3) the biological and ecological factors that influence their population size, interactions (such as predation), and community composition. Conservation issues such as tourism, hunting, and the conflict between wildlife and farmers are discussed.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (x, 330 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191007262
0191007269
9780191794131
0191794139