Southern African landscapes and environmental change / edited by Peter Holmes and John Boardman.

Other author Holmes, P. J. (Peter Jeremy), 1948-
Other author Boardman, John, 1942-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLondon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2018.
Descriptionxviii, 307 pages ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks
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SeriesEarthscan studies in natural resource management
Earthscan studies in natural resource management. ^A1144742
Contents Introduction / Peter J. Holmes and John Boardman -- The geomorphic evolution of Southern Africa during the Cenozoic / Jasper Knight and Stefan W. Grab -- Southern African soils and their susceptibility to degradation / Chris C. du Preez, Elmarie Kotz©♭ and Cornie W. van Huyssteen -- Southern African rivers and fresh water resources within the context of the Anthropocene / Anthony Turton -- Southern African biomes / Karen J. Esler and Emma Archer -- Land use, land cover and vegetation change in Southern Africa / Timm Hoffman -- Fluvial system response to environmental change / Kate M. Rowntree, Bennie W. van der Waal and Lindi B. Smith-Adao -- Southern African drylands and their unique challenges / Jasper Knight and Peter J. Holmes -- Southern African montane environments / Stefan W. Grab and Jasper Knight -- Savanna ecosystems of Southern Africa / Geoffrey Mukwada -- Landscape dynamics within the Southern African coastal zone / Andrew S. Carr and Alan M. Smith -- Agriculture and a changing biophysical environment / CW van Huyssteen, CC du Preez and Peter J. Holmes -- Monitoring and assessing land degradation : new approaches / Ian D.L. Foster and John Boardman -- Quaternary environmental change / Michael E. Meadows and Peter J. Holmes -- Conclusion.
Abstract "This volume provides both a textbook and reference work on the physical and biotic landscapes of Southern Africa, and how these environments have been, are and will be subject to change."--Publisher's summary.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
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LCCN 2018002757
ISBN1138688959 (hardback)
ISBN9781138688957 (hardback)
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