Serengeti II : Dynamics, Management, and Conservation of an Ecosystem

A. R. E. Sinclair

ISBN 10: 0226760316 / ISBN 13: 9780226760315

Published by The University Of Chicago Press Aug 1995, 1995

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Neuware - 'Serengeti II: Dynamics, Management, and Conservation of an Ecosystem brings together twenty years of research by leading scientists to provide the most most thorough understanding to date of the spectacular Serengeti-Mara ecosystem in East Africa, home to one of the largest and most diverse populations of animals in the world. Building on the groundwork laid by the classic 'Serengeti: Dynamics of an Ecosystem, published in 1979 by the University of Chicago Press, this new book integrates studies of the ecosystem at every level--from the plants at the bottom of the visible food chain, to the many species of herbivores and predators, to the system as a whole. Drawing on new data from many long-term studies and from more recent research initiatives, and applying new theory and computer technology, the contributors examine the large-scale processes that have produced the Serengeti's extraordinary biological diversity, as well as the interactions among species and between plants and animals and their environment. They also introduce computer modeling as a tool for exploring these interactions, employing this new technology to test and anticipate the effects of social, political, and economic changes on the entire ecosystem and on particular species, and so to shape future conservation and management strategies.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Serengeti II : Dynamics, Management, and Conservation of an Ecosystem
• Publisher: The University Of Chicago Press Aug 1995
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0226760316
• ISBN 13: 9780226760315
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 24W x 16H x 5D millimeters 24 millimeters width by 16 millimeters height by 5 millimeters depth
• Weight: 1219 grams

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Synopsis

The aim of this text is to provide an up-to-date understanding of the Serengeti-Mara ecosystem in East Africa, home to one of the largest and most diverse populations of animals in the world. Building on the groundwork laid by "Serengeti: Dynamics of an Ecosystem", published in 1979 by the University of Chicago Press, this work integrates studies of the ecosystem at every level, from the plants at the bottom of the visible food chain to the many species of herbivores and predators, as well as the system as a whole. Drawing on data from long-term studies, the contributors examine the processes that have produced the Serengeti's biological diversity, with its species-species and species-environment interactions. The book also discusses computer modelling as a tool for exploring these interactions, employing it to test and anticipate the effects of social, political and economic changes on the entire ecosystem and on particular species, with the aim of assisting the development of future conservation and management strategies.

About the Author

A. R. E. Sinclair is professor in the Biodiversity Research Centre at the University of British Columbia.