Southern African landscapes and environmental change /
"This volume provides both a textbook and reference work on the physical and biotic landscapes of Southern Africa, and how these environments have been, are and will be subject to change."--Publisher's summary.
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Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group,
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Publisher Address: | Abingdon, Oxon : |
Publication Dates: | 2018. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Series: |
Earthscan studies in natural resource management. |
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Summary: |
"This volume provides both a textbook and reference work on the physical and biotic landscapes of Southern Africa, and how these environments have been, are and will be subject to change."--Publisher's summary. |
Carrier Form: | xviii, 307 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color), forms ; 24 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: |
9781138688957 (hardcover) : 1138688959 (hardcover) 9781315537979 (electronic book) 1315537974 (electronic book) |
Index Number: | GB447 |
CLC: | P931-094.7 |
Call Number: | P931-094.7/S727 |
Contents: |
Introduction / The geomorphic evolution of Southern Africa during the Cenozoic / Southern African soils and their susceptibility to degradation / Southern African rivers and fresh water resources within the context of the Anthropocene / Southern African biomes / Land use, land cover and vegetation change in Southern Africa / Fluvial system response to environmental change / Southern African drylands and their unique challenges / Southern African montane environments / Savanna ecosystems of Southern Africa / Landscape dynamics within the Southern African coastal zone / Agriculture and a changing biophysical environment / CC du Preez and Peter J. Holmes -- Monitoring and assessing land degradation : new approaches / Quaternary environmental change / Conclusion. |