African Ecology Benchmarks and Historical Perspectives /

• Main Author: Spinage, Clive Alfred (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2012.
• Series: Springer Geography
• Subjects: Geography.; Atmospheric sciences.; Physical geography.; Ecology.; Climate change.; Nature conservation.; Physical Geography.; Nature Conservation.; Atmospheric Sciences.; Climate Change.

In view of the rapidly changing ecology of Africa ,this work provides benchmarks for some of the major, and more neglected, aspects, with an accent on historical data to enable habitats to be seen in relation to their previous state, forming a background reference work to understanding how the ecolo...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• The Abiotic Environment
• The Floral Environment
• Abundance of Populations
• Animal Parasites and Diseases
• Conclusion
• Appendices.