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Biodiversity and Savanna Ecosystem Processes

A Global Perspective

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  • © 1996

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Editors:
  1. Otto T. Solbrig

    1. Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA

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  2. Ernesto Medina

    1. Instituto Venezelano de Investigaciones Cientificas, Centro de Ecologia, Caracas, Venezuela

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  3. Juan F. Silva

    1. CIELAT, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de los Andes, Merida, Venezuela

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Part of the book series: Ecological Studies (ECOLSTUD, volume 121)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-X
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  2. Biodiversity and Savanna Structure and Function

    1. Front Matter

      Pages XI-XI
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    2. The Diversity of the Savanna Ecosystem

      • Otto T. Solbrig
      Pages 1-27

    3. Determinants of Tropical Savannas

      • Otto T. Solbrig, Ernesto Medina, Juan F. Silva
      Pages 31-41

    4. Biodiversity and Nutrient Relations in Savanna Ecosystems: Interactions Between Primary Producers, Soil Microorganisms, and Soils

      • Ernesto Medina
      Pages 45-57

    5. Biodiversity and Water Relations in Tropical Savannas

      • Guillermo Sarmiento
      Pages 61-75

    6. Ecophysiological Aspects of the Invasion by African Grasses and Their Impact on Biodiversity and Function of Neotropical Savannas

      • Zdravko Baruch
      Pages 79-93

    7. Relationships Between Biotic Diversity and Primary Productivity in Savanna Grasslands

      • Luis Bulla
      Pages 97-117

    8. Biodiversity and Fire in the Savanna Landscape

      • R. W. Braithwaite
      Pages 121-140

    9. Diversity of Herbivorous Insects and Ecosystem Processes

      • Thomas M. Lewinsohn, Peter W. Price
      Pages 143-157

    10. Biodiversity and Stability in Tropical Savannas

      • Juan F. Silva
      Pages 161-171

  3. Summary and Areas for Future Research

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 173-173
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    2. Biodiversity As Regulator of Energy Flow, Water Use and Nutrient Cycling in Savannas

      • Zdravko Baruch, A. Joy Belsky, Luis Bulla, C. Augusto Franco, Irene Garay, Mundayatan Haridasan et al.
      Pages 175-194

    3. Biodiversity, Fire, and Herbivory in Tropical Savannas

      • Bibiana Bilbao, Richard Braithwaite, Christiane Dall’Aglio, Adriana Moreira, Paulo E. Oliviera, José Felipe Ribeiro et al.
      Pages 197-203

    4. Savanna Biodiversity and Ecosystem Properties

      • Steve Archer, Mike Coughenour, Christiane Dall’Aglio, G. Wilson Fernandez, John Hay, William Hoffmann et al.
      Pages 207-215

    5. Summary and Conclusions

      • Otto T. Solbrig
      Pages 219-224

  4. Back Matter

    Pages 225-236
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About this book

Savannas are the most widespread ecosystem in the tropics and as such are subjected to great human pressure that may result in massive soil degradation.
The book addresses the role of species in the function of savanna ecosystems. It is shown that savannas are enormously diverse and that four factors determine the function of savanna ecosystems: Plant Available Moisture; Plant Available Nutrients; Fire; Herbivores.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA

    Otto T. Solbrig

  • Instituto Venezelano de Investigaciones Cientificas, Centro de Ecologia, Caracas, Venezuela

    Ernesto Medina

  • CIELAT, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de los Andes, Merida, Venezuela

    Juan F. Silva

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Biodiversity and Savanna Ecosystem Processes

  • Book Subtitle: A Global Perspective

  • Editors: Otto T. Solbrig, Ernesto Medina, Juan F. Silva

  • Series Title: Ecological Studies

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-78969-4

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1996

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-78971-7Published: 13 December 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-78969-4Published: 07 March 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0070-8356

  • Series E-ISSN: 2196-971X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 223

  • Topics: Geoecology/Natural Processes, Nature Conservation, Ecology

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