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 Info | London ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2018. |
| Description | xviii, 307 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Series | Earthscan 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 note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2018002757 |
| ISBN | 1138688959 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 9781138688957 (hardback) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
| ISBN | ebook |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |