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This title was first published in 2000: An edited collection based
on a workshop which explored the biological, social, ethical,
economic and political pressures underlying the present perceived
loss of biodiversity. It brings together philosophers, economists,
biologists and others whose fields deal with the conservation of
nature's diversity, and with the preservation and protection of
species and ecosystems.
This title was first published in 2000: An edited collection based
on a workshop which explored the biological, social, ethical,
economic and political pressures underlying the present perceived
loss of biodiversity. It brings together philosophers, economists,
biologists and others whose fields deal with the conservation of
nature's diversity, and with the preservation and protection of
species and ecosystems.
Originally published in 1979, "Serengeti: Dynamics of an Ecosystem"
was immediately recognized as the first synthesis of the patterns
and processes of a major ecosystem. A prototype for initial
studies, "Serengeti" contains baseline data for further and
comparative studies of ecosystems. The new "Serengeti II" builds on
the information presented originally in "Serengeti;" both books
together offer essential information and insights for ecology and
conservation biology.
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.
"Serengeti II: Dynamics, Management, and Conservation of an
Ecosystem" brings together twenty years of research by leading
scientists to provide the most most thorough understanding to date
of the spectacular Serengeti-Mara ecosystem in East Africa, home to
one of the largest and most diverse populations of animals in the
world.
Building on the groundwork laid by the classic "Serengeti: Dynamics
of an Ecosystem," published in 1979 by the University of Chicago
Press, this new book integrates studies of the ecosystem at every
level--from the plants at the bottom of the visible food chain, to
the many species of herbivores and predators, to the system as a
whole. Drawing on new data from many long-term studies and from
more recent research initiatives, and applying new theory and
computer technology, the contributors examine the large-scale
processes that have produced the Serengeti's extraordinary
biological diversity, as well as the interactions among species and
between plants and animals and their environment. They also
introduce computer modeling as a tool for exploring these
interactions, employing this new technology to test and anticipate
the effects of social, political, and economic changes on the
entire ecosystem and on particular species, and so to shape future
conservation and management strategies.
"Serengeti II: Dynamics, Management, and Conservation of an
Ecosystem" brings together twenty years of research by leading
scientists to provide the most most thorough understanding to date
of the spectacular Serengeti-Mara ecosystem in East Africa, home to
one of the largest and most diverse populations of animals in the
world.
Building on the groundwork laid by the classic "Serengeti: Dynamics
of an Ecosystem," published in 1979 by the University of Chicago
Press, this new book integrates studies of the ecosystem at every
level--from the plants at the bottom of the visible food chain, to
the many species of herbivores and predators, to the system as a
whole. Drawing on new data from many long-term studies and from
more recent research initiatives, and applying new theory and
computer technology, the contributors examine the large-scale
processes that have produced the Serengeti's extraordinary
biological diversity, as well as the interactions among species and
between plants and animals and their environment. They also
introduce computer modeling as a tool for exploring these
interactions, employing this new technology to test and anticipate
the effects of social, political, and economic changes on the
entire ecosystem and on particular species, and so to shape future
conservation and management strategies.
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