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BL
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1030785
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b785155
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Scholes, R. J.
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| Title & Author
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An African savanna : : synthesis of the Nylsvley study /\ R.J Scholes, B.H. Walker.
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| Publication Statement
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Cambridge [England] ;New York :: Cambridge University Press,, 1993.
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Cambridge studies in applied ecology and resource management
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1 online resource (xii, 306 pages :: illustrations).
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| ISBN
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051156547X
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: 9780511565472
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0521419719
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0521612101
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9780521419710
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9780521612104
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 280-300) and index.
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| Abstract
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Savannas cover approximately half of the African land surface and one fifth of the land surface of the world. They are one of the most important, but least understood terrestrial ecosystems. They are the basis of the African livestock industry and the wildlife they support is of key importance in bringing in tourists. The Nylsvley area in South Africa is one of the most intensively studied savanna regions in the world and as such it is a key source of data and theory relating to this important tropical biome. The South African Savanna Biome Programme was set up to develop the understanding necessary to predict changes in the ecosystem stability induced by both natural and man-made stresses. This book provides a synthesis of the programme's sixteen years of research at Nylsvley and aims to develop a unified vision of the ecology of the dry savanna.
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Savanna ecology-- South Africa-- Nylsvley Nature Reserve.
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Ecologia.
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Écologie des savanes-- Afrique du Sud.
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Ökologie
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Réserves naturelles-- Afrique du Sud.
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Savanna ecology.
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Savanne
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Savannen.
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Afrique.
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Nylsvley
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South Africa, Nylsvley Nature Reserve.
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Südafrika
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Südafrika.
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| Dewey Classification
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574.5/2643/09682
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| LC Classification
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QH195.S6S38 1993
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42.91bcl
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BIO 144fstub
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CE 550blsrissc
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WI 5200rvk
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WI 6253rvk
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| Added Entry
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Walker, B. H., (Brian Harrison),1940-
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