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Ecology and Management of North American Savannas (Structure and Bonding; 89)
Guy R. McPherson
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Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; PSTS; RGBC; RGM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 573.
Savannas are ecosytems with a continuous grass layer and scattered trees or shrubs. These lands occupy nearly a third of the earth's land surface and are an important resource not only in world economies but also as repositories of biodiversity. Because savannas are generally thought of as tropical ecosystems, most reviews of the literature have tended to disregard savannas found in temperate zones. Yet these ecosystems are both extensive and diverse in North America, ranging from longleaf pine habitats along the Atlantic coastal plain to xeric piñon-juniper communities of the Great Basin-ecosystems seemingly disparate, yet similar enough to merit study ... Read more
Savannas are ecosytems with a continuous grass layer and scattered trees or shrubs. These lands occupy nearly a third of the earth's land surface and are an important resource not only in world economies but also as repositories of biodiversity. Because savannas are generally thought of as tropical ecosystems, most reviews of the literature have tended to disregard savannas found in temperate zones. Yet these ecosystems are both extensive and diverse in North America, ranging from longleaf pine habitats along the Atlantic coastal plain to xeric piñon-juniper communities of the Great Basin-ecosystems seemingly disparate, yet similar enough to merit study ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Tucson, United States
ISBN
9780816516247
SKU
V9780816516247
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