03692nam a22006015i 4500 978-3-031-63731-5 DE-He213 20251030113113.0 cr nn 008mamaa 240929s2024 sz | s |||| 0|eng d 9783031637315 978-3-031-63731-5 10.1007/978-3-031-63731-5 doi QK PST bicssc SCI011000 bisacsh PST thema Zonal Biomes of Southern Africa [electronic resource] / edited by Ladislav Mucina, Michael C. Rutherford. 1st ed. 2024. Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2024. XIV, 311 p. 155 illus., 154 illus. in color. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Biome Ecology, 2948-1473 ; 2 Mapping Zonal Biomes of Southern Africa: Data Sources and Methods -- Major Zonobiome and Zonoecotone Patterns in Southern Africa -- Southern African Savannas: Zonobiome E2 Tropical Seasonal Zone -- Subtropical Southern African rainforests -- Fynbos: A jewel of the Ethesial Zone -- Warm-Temperate Zonobiome: Afrotemperate Forests -- Deserts and semideserts: Zonobiome S2 Hot Arid Zone -- Drakensberg: Southern African subtropical alpine zone -- Ecotonal biomes of Southern Africa -- Southern African biomes: Caveats, perspectives, future tasks. This book is the first comprehensive account of large-scale ecosystems (biomes) of Southern Africa (defined as area south of the Kunene and Zambezi Rivers). It addresses the diversity of biomes in one of the most biodiverse regions of the world, comprising South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, southern part of Mozambique, Eswatini, and Lesotho. It has adopted a novel, hierarchical biome-classification approach. The biomes at four levels of complexity are identified, described, and mapped using modern GIS-assisted mapping technology. The structure of the book and its comprehensive nature makes this product of prime interest to teachers and students of all tertiary education levels as well as to scientists in the fields of ecology, biodiversity science, and bioclimatology. It is poised to serve as a major reference book and handbook for the users in these scientific fields. Botany. 68084 Biotic communities. 68627 Biodiversity. 70778 Population biology. 72060 Bioclimatology. 68090 Plant Science. 68085 Ecosystems. 68632 Biodiversity. 70778 Community and Population Ecology. 73779 Climate Change Ecology. 68092 Mucina, Ladislav. editor. (orcid)0000-0003-0317-8886 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0317-8886 edt http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt 85225 Rutherford, Michael C. editor. edt http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt 85226 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9783031637308 Printed edition: 9783031637322 Printed edition: 9783031637339 Biome Ecology, 2948-1473 ; 2 85227 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-63731-5 ZDB-2-SBL ZDB-2-SXB 63820 63820