Wild Rangelands
Conserving Wildlife While Maintaining Livestock in Semi-Arid Ecosystems
Richard Kock editor Johan T du Toit editor James Deutsch editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Published:11th Jan '10
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
Rangeland ecosystems which include unimproved grasslands, shrublands, savannas and semi-deserts, support half of the world’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. This book provides practitioners and students of rangeland management and wildland conservation with a diversity of perspectives on a central question: can rangelands be wildlands?
- 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
"That said, ‘Wild rangelands' provides an extensive and up-to-date treatment of challenges and issues for rangeland conservation, and the plight of those who rely on livestock for livelihoods is strongly drawn into both the case studies and the more conceptual chapters. Hence, ‘Wild rangelands' will provide an informative and useful volume from a variety of perspectives." (Pastoralism: Research, Policy & Practice, 2011)
"In conclusion, Wild Rangelands is a must-read for researchers, conservationists and ranchers alike and should be included in university wildlife biology teaching curricula to facilitate a stronger grounding of biology graduates in the broader social issues affecting conservation today." (African Journal of Range and Forage Science, 2011)
ISBN: 9781405177856
Dimensions: 234mm x 158mm x 25mm
Weight: 835g
448 pages