Oxford: Blackwell Scientific Publications, Date: 1991. A few illustrations, quarto, pp xii, 221, limp covers, a very good copy. [This volume is the fifth in a series of publications produced over the last five years on the ecology of tropical savannas. The volumes arise from work undertaken by the Responses of Savannas to Stress and Disturbance (RSSD) Program, under the auspices of the International Union of Biological Sciences (IUBS) Decade of the Topics Programme, co-sponsored by the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Program. Savannas cover just under one third of the world's land surface and contain a large and rapidly growing proportion of the world's population as well as the majority of its rangelands and livestock. Most savannas are experiencing increasing pressures from demographic and economic changes that have increased dramatically over the past few decades. In addition to the changing patterns in demography and economics, the forecasts of global warming further alert us to the most important challenge - to conserve and manage wisely the savanna ecosystems of the world, and it is this which forms the basis of the work of the RSSD Program through the promotion of scientific research and communication. This fifth publication is comprised of research papers presented at the RSSD's international symposium held in Darwin, Australia, in 1988. The papers address the Australian perspective and intercontinental comparisons and come from an international, ...

Wiley-Blackwell, Date: 1992-04-08. Paperback. Very Good. 219 p., clean and unmarked except for name of former owner on front end page and on envelope with book card on back end page, from personal library of the owner who was a professor at the U. of Md. Photos, diagrams, charts, etc.; binding tight; glossy photographic wrapper has minimal wear. 1992. Wiley-Blackwell ISBN 0632031999 9780632031993 [US]

Blackwell Scientific , Date: 1991. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,900grams, ISBN:9780632031993 1991. Blackwell Scientific ISBN 0632031999 9780632031993 [GB]

Blackwell Scientific 1991 Trade paperback This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 900grams, ISBN: 9780632031993.