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Savannas of our birth : people, wildlife, and change in East Africa /
This book tells the sweeping story of the role that East African savannas played in human evolution, how people, livestock, and wildlife interact in the region today, and how these relationships might shift as the climate warms, the world globalizes, and human populations grow. Our ancient human anc...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
[2012].
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: Searching for the Middle Ground; Chapter 2: Savannas of our Birth; Chapter 3: Pastoral People, Livestock, and Wildlife; Chapter 4: Moving Continents, Varying Climate, and Abundant Wildlife: Drivers of Human Evolution?; Chapter 5: Ecosystem Engineers Come of Age; Chapter 6: Can Pastoral People and Livestock Enrich Savanna Landscapes?; Chapter 7: When Coexistence Turns into Conflict; Chapter 8: The Serengeti- Mara: "Wild Africa" or Ancient Land of People?
- Chapter 9: Amboseli: "Cattle Create Trees, Elephants Create Grassland" in the Shadow of KilimanjaroChapter 10: The Kaputiei Plains: The Last Days of an Urban Savanna?; Chapter 11: Ngorongoro: A Grand Experiment of People and Wildlife; Chapter 12: Savannas of our future: Finding diversity in the Middle Ground; Notes; References; Index.