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An African savanna : synthesis of the Nylsvley study
- Title
- An African savanna : synthesis of the Nylsvley study / R.J Scholes, B.H. Walker.
- Author
- Scholes, R. J.
- Publication
- Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1993.
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- Additional Authors
- Walker, B. H. (Brian Harrison), 1940-
- Description
- xii, 306 pages : illustrations; 26 cm.
- Series Statement
- Cambridge studies in applied ecology and resource management
- Uniform Title
- Cambridge studies in applied ecology and resource management.
- Subjects
- Note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 280-300) and index.
- Contents
- I. Nylsvley in an African savanna context. 1. African savannas: an overview. 2. The people of Nylsvley. 3. The climate at Nylsvley. 4. Geology, landform and soils. 5. The Nylsvley biota -- II. The key determinants: water, nutrients, fire and herbivory. 6. Water. 7. Nutrients. 8. Fire. 9. Herbivory -- III. The carbon cycle. 10. Primary production. 11. Decomposition -- IV. Community and landscape pattern and change. 12. Rich savanna, poor savanna. 13. Community structure, composition and dynamics. 14. Tree-grass interactions. 15. Plant-herbivore interactions -- V. Lessons from Nylsvley. 16. An overview of savanna ecology. 17. Managing savannas. 18. Reflections on ecosystem studies.
- ISBN
- 0521419719
- LCCN
- 92046453
- OCLC
- ocm27434873
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries