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

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Holmes, P. J. (Peter Jeremy), 1948- editor, contributor.
Boardman, John, 1942- editor, contributor.
Taylor & Francis eBooks.
Series:
Earthscan studies in natural resource management
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Landscape changes--Africa, Southern.
Landscape changes.
Ecogeomorphology--Africa, Southern.
Ecogeomorphology.
Climatic geomorphology--Africa, Southern.
Climatic geomorphology.
Biogeography--Climatic factors--Africa, Southern.
Biogeography.
Land degradation--Africa, Southern.
Land degradation.
Biogeography--Climatic factors.
Southern Africa.
Physical Description:
1 online resource.
polychrome
Place of Publication:
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2018.
System Details:
text file
Contents:
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of illustrations; List of contributors; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 The geomorphic evolution of southern Africa during the Cenozoic; 3 Southern African soils and their susceptibility to degradation; 4 Southern African rivers and fresh water resources within the context of the Anthropocene; 5 Southern African biomes; 6 Land use, land cover and vegetation change in southern Africa; 7 Fluvial system response to environmental change; 8 Southern African drylands and their unique challenges; 9 Southern African montane environments
10 Savanna ecosystems of southern Africa; 11 Landscape dynamics within the southern African coastal zone; 12 Agriculture and a changing biophysical environment; 13 Monitoring and assessing land degradation: New approaches; 14 Quaternary environmental change; 15 Conclusion; Index
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 14, 2018).
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Print version:
ISBN:
9781315537979
1315537974
9781134972326
1134972326
Publisher Number:
99977955704
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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