{"product_id":"the-kruger-experience-johan-t-du-toit-9781559639828","title":"The Kruger Experience: Ecology and Management of Savanna Heterogeneity","description":"\u003cp\u003eKruger National Park in South Africa has one of the most extensive sets of records of any protected area in the world, and throughout its history has supported connections between science and management. In recognition of that long-standing tradition comes \u003ci\u003eThe Kruger Experience\u003c\/i\u003e, the first book to synthesize\/summarize a century of ecological research and management in two million hectares of African savanna.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Kruger Experience\u003c\/i\u003e places the scientific and management experience in Kruger within the framework of modern ecological theory and its practical applications. The book uses a cross-cutting theme of ecological heterogeneity -- the idea that ecological systems function across a full hierarchy of physical and biological components, processes, and scales, in a dynamic space-time mosaic. Contributors, who include many esteemed ecologists who have worked in Kruger in recent years, examine a range of topics covering broad taxonomic groupings and ecological processes. The book's four sections explore: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e the historical context of research and management in Kruger, the theme of heterogeneity, and the current philosophy in Kruger for linking science with management\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e the template of natural components and processes, as influenced by management, that determine the present state of the Kruger ecosystem\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e how species interact within the ecosystem to generate further heterogeneity across space and time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e humans as key components of savanna ecosystems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to the editors, contributors include William J. Bond, Jane Lubchenco, David Mabunda, Michael G.L. (\"Gus\") Mills, Robert J. Naiman, Norman Owen-Smith, Steward T.A. Pickett, Stuart L. Pimm, and Rober J. Scholes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The book is an invaluable new resource for scientists and managers involved with large, conserved ecosystems as well as for conservation practitioners and others with interests in adaptive management, the societal context of conservation, links between research and management in parks, and parks\/academic partnerships.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Johan T. Du Toit\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1559639822\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781559639828\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Island Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 519\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.22h x 6.14w x 1.11d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2004 pg. 1689","brand":"Johan T. Du Toit","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48453793775871,"sku":"9781559639828","price":69.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_753fdab4-2f76-4aa4-a67e-87c50eef39a8.jpg?v=1777302344","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-kruger-experience-johan-t-du-toit-9781559639828","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}