Buch, Englisch, 212 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 347 g
Buch, Englisch, 212 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 347 g
Reihe: Adaptations of Desert Organisms
ISBN: 978-3-642-08213-9
Verlag: Springer
Arid lands require that organisms inhabiting them be well-adapted to thrive or even just to survive. This book provides a review of the ecological adaptations - be they behavioural, physiological or morphological - of carnivores to arid environments. Following a general introduction into aridity and arid lands in Africa, the major carnivore families are presented. Ecological adaptations of carnivores in arid lands reveal the amplitude and resilience of the ecology of these animals. In setting up conservation measures, the nature and extent of such adaptations are important facets in determining the effective area and degree of heterogeneity required as habitat by a carnivore population so as to produce a viable unit.
Zielgruppe
Research
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie Wirbeltiere (Vertebrata) Säugetiere (Mammalia) Beuteltiere (Monotremen)
- Geowissenschaften Geologie Umweltgeologie, Geoökologie
- Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltschutz, Umwelterhaltung
- Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie Tierökologie
- Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie Wirbeltiere (Vertebrata) Säugetiere (Mammalia) Primaten
- Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie Wirbeltiere (Vertebrata) Säugetiere (Mammalia) Meeres- und Süßwassersäuger
- Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Ökologie
- Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Biogeographie
Weitere Infos & Material
1 Introduction.- 2 Family Canidae.- 3 Family Felidae.- 4 Family Hyaenidae.- 5 Family Herpestidae.- 6 Families Mustelidae and Viverridae.- 7 Synthesis.- References.- Genus and Species Index.
