Savannas : climate, biodiversity and ecological significance /
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| Imprint: | Hauppauge, New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., [2013] ©2013 |
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| Description: | 1 online resource |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Environmental science, engineering and technology Environmental science, engineering and technology series. |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11188130 |
| Summary: | This book presents current research in the study of the climate, biodiversity and ecological significance of savannas. Topics include central pivot fertigation for coffee plants in the Brazilian savannah; litter decomposition and nutrient release in the Miombo Savannah woodlands of Central Zimbabwe; enhancing the contributions of indigenous tree species in tackling prevailing environmental challenges in the African savannas; aerial census of elephants and other mammals in the Shimba Hills, Mkongani and Mwaluganje conservation areas of Kwale County, Kenya; aboveground vegetation and soil seed bank dynamics in response to grazing in semi-arid African rangelands; translocation of elephants from Moju-Asako to Meru and Aberdare ecosystems; absorbing root areas and transpiring leaf areas in the tropical forest and savanna boundary in Brazil; zygomycetes from Cerrado areas in Southeast Brazil; and the Guiana shield and French Guiana savannas. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781626180772 1626180776 9781626180758 162618075X |