Moist Savannas of Africa
Author : B. T. Kang
Publisher : IITA
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 15,67 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Crops
ISBN : 9789781310980
Author : B. T. Kang
Publisher : IITA
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 15,67 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Crops
ISBN : 9789781310980
Author : B. J. Huntley
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 677 pages
File Size : 12,60 MB
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 3642687865
Author : Norman Owen-Smith
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 379 pages
File Size : 41,17 MB
Release : 2021-10-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 1108832598
Demonstrates how Africa's physical features, savannas and abundant grazers enabled frugivorous apes to become savanna-living hunters.
Author : J.E. Oliver
Publisher : Springer
Page : 1028 pages
File Size : 45,62 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Reference
ISBN :
Today's greater public awareness of how climate affects our quality of life and environment has created an increasing demand for climatological information. Now this information is available in one convenient, accessible source, The Encyclopedia of Climatology. This comprehensive volume covers all the main subfields of climatology, supplies data on climates in major continental areas and explains what is known about the causes of climatic processes and changes. Contents include articles on bioclimatology, El Niño, climatic models, world regional climates, civilization and climate, climatic variations and the greenhouse effect.
Author : Peter A. Furley
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 28,45 MB
Release : 2016-06-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 0191026751
Savannas form one of the largest and most important of the world's ecological zones. Covering one fifth of the Earth's land surface, they are home to some of the world's most iconic animals and form an extremely important global resource for plants and wildlife. However, increasing recognition of their land potential means that they are extremely vulnerable to accelerating pressures on usable land. This Very Short Introduction considers savannas as landscapes. Discussing their origin, topography, and global distribution, Peter A. Furley explores the dynamic nature of savannas and illustrates how they have shaped human evolution and movements. He goes on to discuss the unrelenting pressures that confront conservation and management and considers the future for savannas. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Author : Jayalaxshm Mistry
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 19,28 MB
Release : 2014-09-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 1317880129
An interdisciplinary text on the world's savannas, covering the geography, ecology, economics and politics of savanna regions. Savannas are a distinct vegetation type, covering a third of the world's land surface area and supporting a fifth of the world's population. There has been a wide range of literature on the subject, but the majority of work has focused on the ecology or development of savanna areas, ignoring the wider interdisciplinary issues affecting contemporary savannas. World Savannas aims to buck this trend, providing students with an up-to-date and comprehensive introduction to the global importance of savannas.
Author : Jan M. Kowal
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 35,43 MB
Release : 1978
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780198594628
Author : A. Ker
Publisher : IDRC
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 15,50 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Agricultural systems
ISBN : 0889367930
Farming Systems of the African Savanna: A continent in crisis
Author : R. J. Scholes
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 38,23 MB
Release : 1993-09-23
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0521419719
This book develops a unified vision of the ecology of dry savannas, a little studied ecosystem.
Author : Luc Abbadie
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 50,75 MB
Release : 2006-11-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 0387338578
Synthesizing 40 years of ongoing ecological research, this book examines the structure, function, and dynamics of the Lamto humid savanna. From the history of the Lamto ecology station, to an overview of enivronmental conditions of the site, and examining the integrative view of energy and nutrient fluxes relative to the dynamics of the region's vegetation, this exacting work is as unique and treasured as Lamto itself.