Savannas of our birth
Subtitle: people, wildlife, and change in East Africa
By: Robin S. Reid
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Berkeley
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780520273559
Subjects: Land use; Savanna ecology; Savannas; Pastoral systems
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Searching for the middle ground; title: Savannas of our birth; title: Pastoral people, livestock, and wildlife; title: Moving continents, new rocks, varying climate, and abundant wildlife: drivers of human evolution?; title: Ecosystem engineers come of age; title: Can pastoral people and livestock enrich savanna landscapes?; title: When does coexistence between herders and wildlife turn into conflict?; title: The Serengeti-Mara: "wild Africa" or ancient land of people?; title: Amboseli: "cattle create trees, elephants create grassland" in the shadow of Kilimanjaro; title: The Kaputiei plains: the last days of an urban savanna?; title: Ngorongoro: a grand experiment of people and wildlife; title: Savannas of our future: finding diversity in the middle ground.