East African Ecosystems and Their Conservation

Klappentext East Africa is one of the most diverse and interesting tropical area on the planet. It is home not only to the last great megafaunal assemblage! but also to human populations with the highest growth rates. This book draws on the expertise of leading ecologists! each intimately familiar with aparticular set of East African ecosystems! to provide the first in-depth and integrated account of the ecology! management! threats! and conservation of these diverse ecosystems. Summarizing the tremendous wealth of scientific research that has come out of East Africa in the last few decades! eachchapter analyzes a given ecosystem type! taking the reader through the basics of its ecology! its historical use (and misuse) by humans! and its prospects for conservation. Throughout the book! linkages and similarities among ecosystems are emphasized! the historical and contemporary role of humansin shaping these ecosystems is considered! fundamental principles of ecology are considered! and interesting case studies are highlighted. Students and researchers in ecology! conservation biology! and environmental sciences will find this book useful in their work. Zusammenfassung East Africa is one of the most studied, most diverse, and most interesting tropical areas on the planet. This book draws on the expertise of leading ecologists, each intimately familiar with a particular set of East African ecosystems, to provide the first in-depth and integrated account of the ecology, management, threats, and conservation of these diverse ecosystems.

Product details

• Authors: T. R. McClanahan, T. R. (Associate Research Ecologist McClanahan, Tim McClanahan, Tim R. McClanahan, Tim R. Young Mcclanahan, Tim Young Mcclanahan, Young McClanahan, T. P. Young, T. P. (Associate Professor at the Louis Calder Center Young, Truman P. Young, Young T. P.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.07.1996
• EAN: 9780195108170
• ISBN: 978-0-19-510817-0
• No. of pages: 476
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; NATURE / Natural Resources, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology, East Africa, Applied ecology, Pollution & threats to the environment, Environmental Management, Conservation of the environment, Pollution and threats to the environment