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The Biology of African Savannahs

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By: Bryan Shorrocks(Author)
268 pages, illustrations
The Biology of African Savannahs
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  • The Biology of African Savannahs ISBN: 9780198570660 Edition: 1 Paperback Aug 2007 Out of Print #165715
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Savannah habitats comprise an ecologically important but ultimately fragile ecosystem. They constitute one of the largest biomes on Earth, covering about twenty percent of the land surface, and can be simply described as tropical and subtropical grasslands with scattered bushes and trees. Most savannahs occur in Africa (with a smaller amount in South America, India and Australia), which is the region that this book concentrates on.

Savannahs form a rich mosaic of diverse ecosystems, and The Biology of African Savannahs offers a concise but comprehensive introduction to their ecology. It describes the major plants (grasses, and trees such as Acacia) and animals (mainly large mammals) that live in this habitat, and examines the biological and ecological factors that influence their population size, interactions (such as predation) and community composition. Conservation issues such as climate change, hunting, and conflict between wildlife and domestic animals are also discussed.

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1. Savannahs
2. The Vegetation
3. The Animals
4. Single Species Populations
5. Species Interactions
6. The Savannah Community and its Conservation

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Out of Print
By: Bryan Shorrocks(Author)
268 pages, illustrations
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