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Author:

Carruthers, Jane, author.

Title:

National park science : a century of research in South Africa / Jane Carruthers.

Publisher:

Cambridge University Press,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

xli, 512 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Natural resources conservation areas--South Africa.
National parks and reserves--South Africa.
Conservation of natural resources--South Africa.
Ecology--Research--South Africa.
Conservation of natural resources.
Ecology--Research.
National parks and reserves.
Natural resources conservation areas.
South Africa.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Part I. Protecting, preserving and propagating, 1900 to 1960. Overview ; Origins of conservation science until 1910 ; Consolidating conservation 1910 to 1930 ; An emerging science 1930 to 1960 -- Part II. Measuring, monitoring and manipulating, 1960s to 1990s. Overview ; Biodiversity, new sciences ; Botany and beyond ; Zoology -- Part III. Integration, innovation and internationalism, 1990-2010. Overview ; New thinking in conservation science ; The Kruger National Park ; Other national parks ; Conclusion.

Series:

Ecology, biodiversity and conservation

ISBN:

1107191440
9781107191440

OCLC:

(OCoLC)973199677

LCCN:

2017006681

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)