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- Title
Functional significance of ungulate diversity in African savannas and the ecological implications of the spread of pastoralism.
- Authors
Du Toit, J.T.; Cumming, D.H.M.
- Abstract
Focuses on ungulate diversity in African savannas and the ecological implications of the spread of pastoralism. Relationship between faunal diversity and the high spatial heterogeneity of African savanna ecosystem; Influence of savanna ungulate communities on savanna ecosystem structure and function; Degradation of rangeland and loss of faunal diversity in the savanna caused by overgrazing by livestock.
- Subjects
AFRICA; ANIMAL diversity; UNGULATES; SAVANNAS; PASTURES
- Publication
Biodiversity & Conservation, 1999, Vol 8, Issue 12, p1
- ISSN
0960-3115
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1023/A:1008959721342