National park science : a century of research in South Africa /

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Author / Creator:	Carruthers, Jane, author.
Imprint:	Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2017.
Description:	xli, 512 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Ecology, biodiversity and conservation Ecology, biodiversity, and conservation.
Subject:	Natural resources conservation areas -- South Africa. National parks and reserves -- South Africa. Conservation of natural resources -- South Africa. Ecology -- Research -- South Africa. Conservation of natural resources. Ecology -- Research. National parks and reserves. Natural resources conservation areas. South Africa.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12739166

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ISBN:	9781107191440 1107191440 9781316642023 131664202X 9781108129121
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"South Africa is renowned for its wildlife and environmental conservation in iconic national parks such as the Kruger, one of the world's first formal protected areas. However, this is the first book to thoroughly analyse and explain the interesting and changing scientific research that has been accomplished in South Africa's national parks during the twentieth century. Providing a fascinating and thorough historical narrative based on an extensive range of sources, this text details the evolution of traditional natural history pursuits to modern conservation science in South Africa, covering all research areas of conservation biology and all the national parks around the country. It reveals the interaction between the international context, government, learning institutions and the public that has shaped the present conservation arena. A complex story that will interest and inform not only those involved in conservation science of South Africa, but worldwide."--Back cover.
Other form:	ebook version : 9781108129121
Standard no.:	40027547825

Table of Contents:

Part I. Protecting, preserving and propagating, 1900 to 1960. Overview ; Origins of conservation science until 1910 ; Consolidating conservation 1910 to 1930 ; An emerging science 1930 to 1960
Part II. Measuring, monitoring and manipulating, 1960s to 1990s. Overview ; Biodiversity, new sciences ; Botany and beyond ; Zoology
Part III. Integration, innovation and internationalism, 1990-2010. Overview ; New thinking in conservation science ; The Kruger National Park ; Other national parks ; Conclusion.

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