The Ecology of Neotropical Savannas /

The Ecology of Neotropical Savannas / / Guillermo Sarmiento.

Savanna ecosystems play a major role in the natural landscape and in the economic life of vast areas of the tropics. These grasslands are inherently fragile, yet Third World economic development makes human exploitation inevitable. The question that remains is whether utilization of the savannas for...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP e-dition: Complete eBook Package
VerfasserIn:
Sarmiento, Guillermo,
TeilnehmendeR:
Solbrig, Otto.
Place / Publishing House:Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2013]
©1984
Year of Publication:2013
Edition:Reprint 2014
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (235 p.) :; illsutrations
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Author’s Acknowledgments
  • Translator’s Preface
  • Contents
  • 1. The problem of the tropical savanna
  • 2. The architecture of the savanna
  • 3. The seasonal rhythms of the savanna species
  • 4. The productive processes
  • 5. Water economy
  • 6. Nutrient economy
  • 7. Synthesis and conclusions
  • References
  • Index

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