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East African Ecosystems and Their Conservation
T. R. McClanahan and T. P. Young
476 pages
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halftones, numerous line figures, tables
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234x156mm
978-0-19-510817-0
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Hardback
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16 January 1997
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East Africa is one of the most diverse and interesting tropical area on the planet. It is home not only to the last great megafaunal assemblage, but also to human populations with the highest growth rates. This book draws on the expertise of leading ecologists, each intimately familiar with a particular set of East African ecosystems, to provide the first in-depth and integrated account of the ecology, management, threats, and conservation of these diverse ecosystems. Summarizing the tremendous wealth of scientific research that has come out of East Africa in the last few decades, each chapter analyses a given ecosystem type, taking the reader through the basics of its ecology, its historical use (and misuse) by humans, and its prospects for
conservation. Throughout the book, linkages and similarities among ecosystems are emphasized, the historical and contemporary role of humans in shaping these ecosystems is considered, fundamental principles of ecology are considered, and interesting case studies are highlighted. Students and researchers in ecology, conservation biology, and environmental sciences will find this book useful in their work. Readership: Students and researchers in ecology, conservation biology, fish/wildlife studies, and environmental sciences.
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T. R. McClanahan, Associate Research Ecologist, The Wildlife Conservation Society, and T. P. Young, Associate Professor at the Louis Calder Center, Fordham University, USA
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PART I: Environmental and Human History
1: D.A. Livingstone: Historical Ecology
2: D.A. Burney: Paleoecology of Humans and their Ancestors
PART II: Marine Ecosystems
3: T.R. McClanahan: Oceanic Ecosystems and Pelagic Fisheries
4: T.R. McClanahan and D.O. Obura: Coral Reefs and Nearshore Fisheries
5: R.K. Ruwa: Intertidal Wetlands
PART III: Inland-Water Ecosystems
6: S.D. Cooper: Rivers and Streams
7: J.M. Melack: Saline and Freshwater Lakes of the Kenyan Rift Valley
8: L. Kaufman, L.J. Chapman and C.A. Chapman: The Great Lakes
9: D.M. Harper and K.M. Mavuti: Freshwater Wetlands and Marshes
PART IV: Grass, Shrub, and Woodland Ecosystems
10: D.M. Swift, M.B. Coughenour, and M. Atsedu: Arid and Semi-Arid Ecosystems
11: H. Gichohi, E. Mwangi, and C. Gakahu: Savanna Ecosystems
12: W.A. Rodgers: The Miombo Woodlands
PART V: Forest Ecosystems
13: N. Burgess, C.D. Fitzgibbon, and P. Clarke: Coastal Forests
14: K.E. Medley and F.M.R. Hughes: Riverine Forests
15: C.A. Chapman and L.J. Chapman: Mid-Elevation Forests: A History of Disturbance and Regeneration
16: T.P. Young: High Montane Forest and Afroalpine Ecosystems
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