Description / Table of Contents:
Intro -- In memory off Mathieu Rouault -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Contributors -- Part I Background -- 1 Coupled Earth System and Human Processes: An Introduction to SPACES and the Book -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Long-Term Southern African-German Scientific Cooperation and Background to SPACES -- 1.3 SPACES II Training and Knowledge Exchange Program -- 1.4 SPACES II Synthesis -- 1.5 Geographic Advantages for Global Change Research in Southern Africa -- 1.5.1 Climate Change -- 1.5.2 Carbon Dynamics -- 1.6 Science in Support of Ecosystem Management -- 1.7 Monitoring -- 1.8 Synthesis and Outlook -- References -- 2 Unique Southern African Terrestrial and Oceanic Biomes and Their Relation to Steep Environmental Gradients -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Oceanic Biomes -- 2.2.1 Oceanographic Gradients Shaping Southern African Marine Biomes -- 2.2.2 Southern African Marine Biomes: A Brief Overview -- 2.2.2.1 Angola Current Biome -- 2.2.2.2 The Northern Benguela Upwelling System (nBUS) -- 2.2.2.3 The Southern Benguela Upwelling System (sBUS) -- 2.2.2.4 Agulhas Current LME -- 2.2.3 The Benguela Upwelling System: A Focus Region of SPACES Research -- 2.2.3.1 A Global Perspective on the Ecological Significance of the Benguela Region -- 2.2.3.2 Biome-Level Diversity -- 2.2.3.3 Productivity and Resource Utilization -- 2.2.3.4 Organizational Efforts Geared to Protect Marine Biodiversity -- 2.2.4 Marine Spatial Planning in Southern Africa -- 2.3 Terrestrial Biomes -- 2.3.1 Environmental Gradients Shaping Terrestrial Biomes -- 2.3.2 Southern African Terrestrial Biomes -- 2.3.2.1 Savanna Biome -- 2.3.2.2 Grassland Biome -- 2.3.2.3 Nama-Karoo Biome -- 2.3.2.4 Desert Biome -- 2.3.2.5 Succulent Karoo Biome -- 2.3.2.6 Fynbos Biome -- 2.3.2.7 Forest Biome -- 2.3.2.8 Indian Ocean Coastal Belt Biome -- 2.3.2.9 Albany Thicket Biome.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (990 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9783031109485
Series Statement:
Ecological Studies v.248
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=31063520
Language:
English
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