Wild rangelands : conserving wildlife while maintaining livestock in semi-arid ecosystems /

Rangeland ecosystems which include unimproved grasslands, shrublands, savannas and semi-deserts, support half of the world's livestock, while also providing habitats for some of the most charismatic of wildlife species. This book examines the pressures on rangeland ecosystems worldwide from hum...

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Other Authors: Du Toit, Johan T., Kock, Richard, Deutsch, James
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.
Series:Conservation science and practice series ; no. 6.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Rangeland ecosystems which include unimproved grasslands, shrublands, savannas and semi-deserts, support half of the world's livestock, while also providing habitats for some of the most charismatic of wildlife species. This book examines the pressures on rangeland ecosystems worldwide from human land use, over-hunting, and subsistence and commercial farming of livestock and crops. Leading experts have pooled their experiences from all continents to cover the ecological, sociological, political, veterinary, and economic aspects of rangeland management today. This book provides practitioners.
Item Description:Includes index.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 volume)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781444317091
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9781444317107
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