Serengeti: Dynamics of an Ecosystem
Editat de A. R. E. Sinclair, M. Norton-Griffithsen Limba Engleză Paperback – 15 iun 1995
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.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780226760292
ISBN-10: 0226760294
Pagini: 397
Ilustrații: 45 plates
Dimensiuni: 171 x 241 x 28 mm
Greutate: 0.72 kg
Ediția:Revised
Editura: University of Chicago Press
Colecția University of Chicago Press
ISBN-10: 0226760294
Pagini: 397
Ilustrații: 45 plates
Dimensiuni: 171 x 241 x 28 mm
Greutate: 0.72 kg
Ediția:Revised
Editura: University of Chicago Press
Colecția University of Chicago Press
Cuprins
Preface
Acknowledgments
1: Dynamics of the Serengeti Ecosystem: Process and Pattern
A. R. E. Sinclair
2: The Serengeti Environment
A. R. E. Sinclair
3: Grassland-Herbivore Dynamics
S. J. McNaughton
4: The Eruption of the Ruminants
A. R. E. Sinclair
5: The "Migration" and Grazing Succession
Linda Maddock
6: Feeding Strategy and the Pattern of Resource-Partitioning in Ungulates
P. J. Jarman, A. R. E. Sinclair.
7: Energy Costs of Locomotion and the Concept of "Foraging Radius"
C. J. Pennycuick
8: The Dynamics of Ungulate Social Organization
P. J. Jarman, M. V. Jarman.
9: Serengeti Predators and Their Social Systems
Brian C. R. Bertram
10: Population Changes in Lions and Other Predators
J. P. Hanby, J. D. Bygott.
11: The Adaptations of Scavengers
D. C. Houston
12: A Simulation of the Wildebeest Population, Other Ungulates, and Their Predators
Ray Hilborn, A. R. E. Sinclair.
13: The Influence of Grazing, Browsing, and Fire on the Vegetation Dynamics of the Serengeti
M. Norton-Griffiths
Appendix A: Changes in Populations of Resident Ungulates
J. J. R. Grimsdelt
Appendix B: Scientific and Common Names of Serengeti Mammal and Bird Species Mentioned in the Text
Appendix C: Bibliography of Serengeti Scientific Publications
Index
Acknowledgments
1: Dynamics of the Serengeti Ecosystem: Process and Pattern
A. R. E. Sinclair
2: The Serengeti Environment
A. R. E. Sinclair
3: Grassland-Herbivore Dynamics
S. J. McNaughton
4: The Eruption of the Ruminants
A. R. E. Sinclair
5: The "Migration" and Grazing Succession
Linda Maddock
6: Feeding Strategy and the Pattern of Resource-Partitioning in Ungulates
P. J. Jarman, A. R. E. Sinclair.
7: Energy Costs of Locomotion and the Concept of "Foraging Radius"
C. J. Pennycuick
8: The Dynamics of Ungulate Social Organization
P. J. Jarman, M. V. Jarman.
9: Serengeti Predators and Their Social Systems
Brian C. R. Bertram
10: Population Changes in Lions and Other Predators
J. P. Hanby, J. D. Bygott.
11: The Adaptations of Scavengers
D. C. Houston
12: A Simulation of the Wildebeest Population, Other Ungulates, and Their Predators
Ray Hilborn, A. R. E. Sinclair.
13: The Influence of Grazing, Browsing, and Fire on the Vegetation Dynamics of the Serengeti
M. Norton-Griffiths
Appendix A: Changes in Populations of Resident Ungulates
J. J. R. Grimsdelt
Appendix B: Scientific and Common Names of Serengeti Mammal and Bird Species Mentioned in the Text
Appendix C: Bibliography of Serengeti Scientific Publications
Index
Recenzii
“The editors of this volume have drawn together a number of experienced ecologists who have attempted to view their research within the broad framework of the Serengeti ecosystem. The book represents one of the most complete and thought-provoking attempts to analyze an African grassland ecosystem to date and will be a valuable source for all students and researchers engaged in the study of ecology in the tropics. Above all, perhaps, we may hope that as a result of the appearance of this valuable volume the work of the Serengeti Research Institute will not die.”
“Exceptional research coverage of this ecosystem.”