An African Savanna: Synthesis of the Nylsvley Study

ISBN: 9780521612104 出版年：1993 页码：320 R J Scholes B H Walker Cambridge University Press

Preface Part I. Nylsvley: An African Savanna: 1. African savannas 2. The people of Nylsvley 3. The climate of Nylsvley 4. Geology, landform and soils 5. The Nylsvley biota Part II. The Key Determinants: Water, Nutrients, Fire, and Herbivory: 6. Water 7. Nutrients 8. Fire 9. Herbivory Part III. The Carbon Cycle: 10. Primary production 11. Decomposition Part IV. Community and Landscape Pattern and Change: 12. Rich savanna, poor savanna 13. Community structure, composition and dynamics 14. Tree-grass interactions 15. Plant-animal interactions Part V. Lessons From Nylsvley: 16. An overview of savanna ecology 17. Managing savannas 18. Reflections on ecosystem studies References Index.