The Kruger Experience Ecology And ManagemOf Savanna Heterogeneity.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	du Toit, Johan T.
Other Authors:	Rogers, Kevin H., Biggs, Harry C., Sinclair, Anthony R.E, Walker, Brian
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Chicago : Island Press, 2013.
Subjects:	Ecological heterogeneity. Ecosystem management. Savanna ecology. Ecological heterogeneity Ecosystem management Savanna ecology
Online Access:	Click for online access

Table of Contents:

Intro
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Preface
Foreword
Part 1: The Historical and Conceptual Framework
Chapter 1: The Kruger National Park: A Century of Management and Research
Chapter 2: Biotic and Abiotic Variability as Key Determinants of Savanna Heterogeneity at Multiple Spatiotemporal Scales
Chapter 3: Adopting a Heterogeneity Paradigm: Implications for Management of Protected Savannas
Chapter 4: An Adaptive System to Link Science, Monitoring, and Management in Practice
Part II: A Template for Savanna Heterogeneity
Chapter 5: The Abiotic Template and Its Associated Vegetation Pattern
Chapter 6: Biogeochemistry: The Cycling of Elements
Chapter 7: Fire as a Driver of Ecosystem Variability
Chapter 8: Surface Water Availability: Implications for Heterogeneity and Ecosystem Processes
Chapter 9: River Heterogeneity: Ecosystem Structure, Function, and Management
Part III: Interactions between Biotic Components
Chapter 10: Interactions between Species and Ecosystem Characteristics
Chapter 11: Vegetation Dynamics in the Kruger Ecosystem
Chapter 12: Insects and Savanna Heterogeneity
Chapter 13: Birds: Responders and Contributors to Savanna Heterogeneity
Chapter 14: Large Herbivores and Savanna Heterogeneity
Chapter 15: Rainfall Influences on Ungulate Population Dynamics
Chapter 16: Kruger's Elephant Population: Its Size and Consequences for Ecosystem Heterogeneity
Chapter 17: Wildlife Diseases and Veterinary Controls: A Savanna Ecosystem Perspective
Chapter 18: Large Carnivores and Savanna Heterogeneity
Part IV: Humans and Savannas
Chapter 19: Anthropogenic Influences at the Ecosystem Level
Chapter 20: Beyond the Fence: People and the Lowveld Landscape
Chapter 21: Heterogeneity and Management of the Lowveld Rivers
Chapter 22: Integration of Science: Successes, Challenges, and the Future
Chaper 23: Reflections on the Kruger Experience and Reaching Forward
Contributors
Index

The Kruger Experience Ecology And ManagemOf Savanna Heterogeneity.

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