Serengeti III – Human Impacts on Ecosystem Dynamics (Paperback)

Serengeti National Park is one of the world's most diverse ecosystems, a natural laboratory for ecology, evolution, and conservation, with a history that dates back at least four million years to the beginnings of human evolution. The third book of a ground- breaking series, "Serengeti III" is the result of a long-term integrated research project that documents changes to this unique ecosystem every ten years. Bringing together researchers from a wide range of disciplines--ecologists, paleontologists, economists, social scientists, mathematicians, and disease specialists-- this volume focuses on the interactions between the natural system and the human-dominated agricultural system. By examining how changes in rainfall, wildebeest numbers, commodity prices, and human populations have impacted the Serengeti ecosystem, the authors conclude that changes in the natural system have affected human welfare just as changes in the human system have impacted the natural world. To promote both the conservation of biota and the sustainability of human welfare, the authors recommend community-based conservation and protected-area conservation. "Serengeti III "presents a timely and provocative look at the conservation status of one of earth's most renowned ecosystems.

General

Imprint:	University of Chicago Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2008
First published:	August 2008
Authors:	A.R.E. Sinclair • Simon Mduma • John Fryxell • Craig Packer • Simon A. R. Mduma • John M. Fryxell
Dimensions:	230 x 164 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	512
ISBN-13:	978-0-226-76034-6
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Ecological science, the Biosphere
LSN:	0-226-76034-0
Barcode:	9780226760346

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