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Index
Cover page
Halftitle page
Series page
Title page
Copyright page
Contents
Acknowledgements
List of illustrations
List of tables
1 Savanna landscapes
What are savannas?
Where are the savannas?
Savanna landscapes
Geological evolution and climate change
Biological richness
Savannas and human evolution
2 Shaping the savannas
Climatic drivers
The role of vegetation
Forest–savanna boundaries
Fire and the savanna landscape
Beneath the ground—the influence of soils
Animals and microbes
3 Savanna vegetation
Why do savannas differ?
Primary productivity
Vegetation structure and species richness
Trees or grasses?
African savannas
Tropical America
Australasian savannas
4 Wildlife and microbes
Energy pathways
Wildlife populations and communities
Biological interactions
Wildlife and landscape
5 Savannas and human evolution
The origins of savannas
Origins and movements of people
Dispersal and migrations
Passage to Australia
Passage to the Americas
6 Changing patterns in the landscape
Landscape change in Latin America
Landscape change in Africa
Landscape change in Australasia
Population growth and unequal distribution
The rise of savanna cities
7 Savanna futures
Climatic change and its implications
Human activities and their implications
Balancing the processes
Ultimate futures
References and further reading
Index
Social media
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