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OverviewCasual readers of the title of this book might be forgiven for thinking that it is a little esoteric, far-removed from the pressing day-to-day concerns of humans and wildlife in the drylands of the world. But they could not be more wrong. It addresses an issue of the utmost practical importance in the world today, yet does so on the basis of exciting new theory about how the world operates. Of the billion or so human beings who now live in the world’s arid and semi-arid lands, a majority depend on natural resources for their livelihoods. These natural resources include livestock and their forage, as well as the wild biota that creates opportunities for tourism or subsistence harvesting. Arid and semi-arid lands are spread over a third of the world’s land surface, from Colorado to the Kalahari, the Sahel to the Simpson, the Altai Steppe to Amboseli. Notwithstanding their diversity, these lands are broadly cha- cterised by low productivity, management at large scales, and great climate variability – in short, by high spatial and temporal heterogeneity. This book is about the implications of that high spatial and temporal heterogeneity for life, management and policy in arid and semi-arid lands. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Kathleen A. Galvin , Robin S. Reid , Roy H. Behnke, Jr. , N. Thompson HobbsPublisher: Springer Imprint: Springer Edition: Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2008 Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.664kg ISBN: 9789048172238ISBN 10: 9048172233 Pages: 411 Publication Date: 19 October 2010 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsDedication. Foreword. List of contributors. Acknowledgements.- Part I. Introduction and Framework. 1. Global significance of extensive grazing lands and pastoral societies: an introduction; R.S. Reid, et al. 2. Fragmentation of arid and semi-arid ecosystems: implications for people and animals; N.T. Hobbs et al. 3. Causes and consequences of herbivore movement in landscape ecosystems; M.B. Coughenour.- Part II. Case Studies. a. Australia. 4. Changing patterns of land use and tenure in the Dalrymple Shire, Australia; C.J. Stokes et al.- b. North America. 5. From fragmentation to reaggregation of rangelands in the Northern Great Plains, USA; J.M. Lackett, K.A. Galvin. 6. Land use, fragmentation, and impacts on wildlife in Jackson Valley, Wyoming, USA; J.M. Lackett, N.T. Hobbs.- c. Asia. 7. Ideology, land tenure and livestock mobility in Kazakhstan; I.I. Alimaev, R.H. Behnke, Jr. 8. Policy changes in Mongolia: implications for land use and landscapes; D. Ojima, T. Chuluun.- d. Africa. 9. Fragmentation of a peri-urban savanna, Athi-Kaputiei Plains, Kenya; R.S. Reid et al. 10. Processes of fragmentation in the Amboseli ecosystem, southern Kajiado District, Kenya; S.B. BurnSilver, J. Worden. 11. Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania: fragmentation of a unique region of the Greater Serengeti Ecosystem; K.A. Galvin et al. 12. North-West Province, South Africa: communal and commercial livestock systems in transition; K.A. Galvin et al.- Part III. Issues of Fragmentation and Complexity: A Synthetic Perspective. 13. The drivers of fragmentation in arid and semi-arid landscapes; R.H. Behnke. 14. Comparing landscape and infrastructural heterogeneity within and between ecosystems; R.B. Boone et al. 15. Responses of pastoralists to land fragmentation: social capital, connectivity and resilience; K.A. Galvin.- Index.ReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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