Wild Rangelands: Conserving Wildlife While Maintaining Livestock in Semi-Arid Ecosystems
Автор: [автор не указан] Год: 2010 Издание: [не указанo] Страниц: 448 ISBN: 140519488, 140519488X, 140519488X Rangeland ecosystems support half of the worlda??s livestock while also providing habitats for some of the most charismatic of wildlife species. This book examines the pressures on rangeland ecosystems worldwide from human land use, over-hunting, and subsistence and commercial farming of livestock and crops. Leading experts have pooled their experiences from all continents to cover the ecological, sociological, political, veterinary, and economic aspects of rangeland management today. The first book to examine rangelands from a conservation perspective Emphasizes the balance between the needs of people and livestock, and wildlife Written by an international team of experts covering all geographical regions Examines ecological, sociological, political, veterinary, and economic aspects of rangeland management and wildland conservation, providing a diversity of perspectives not seen before in a single volume
