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This book presents the major findings of a sixteen-year study of savanna ecology undertaken at Nylsvley, South Africa. Savannas are a tropical vegetation type in which both trees and grass are an important component. They are the basis of the African livestock industry and their wildlife is a key tourist draw-card. The development of the genus Homo in Africa has largely taken place in savannas, and they are currently home to tens of millions of people. One half of the land surface of Africa is covered by savanna, making it the most extensive African biome. It is also one of the biomes which has received the least ecological study.
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This book presents the major findings of a sixteen-year study of savanna ecology undertaken at Nylsvley, South Africa. Savannas are a tropical vegetation type in which both trees and grass are an important component. They are the basis of the African livestock industry and their wildlife is a key tourist draw-card. The development of the genus Homo in Africa has largely taken place in savannas, and they are currently home to tens of millions of people. One half of the land surface of Africa is covered by savanna, making it the most extensive African biome. It is also one of the biomes which has received the least ecological study.
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