Originally published in 1979, "Serengeti: Dynamics of an Ecosystem" was immediately recognized as the first synthesis of the patterns and processes of a major ecosystem. A prototype for initial studies, "Serengeti" contains baseline data for further and comparative studies of ecosystems. The new "Serengeti II" builds on the information presented originally in "Serengeti;" both books together offer essential information and insights for ecology and conservation biology.

"Serengeti II: Dynamics, Management, and Conservation of an Ecosystem" brings together twenty years of research by leading scientists to provide the most most thorough understanding to date of the spectacular Serengeti-Mara ecosystem in East Africa, home to one of the largest and most diverse populations of animals in the world.
Building on the groundwork laid by the classic "Serengeti: Dynamics of an Ecosystem," published in 1979 by the University of Chicago Press, this new book integrates studies of the ecosystem at every level from the plants at the bottom of the visible food chain, to...

"Serengeti II: Dynamics, Management, and Conservation of an Ecosystem" brings together twenty years of research by leading scientists to provide the most most thorough understanding to date of the spectacular Serengeti-Mara ecosystem in East Africa, home to one of the largest and most diverse populations of animals in the world.
Building on the groundwork laid by the classic "Serengeti: Dynamics of an Ecosystem," published in 1979 by the University of Chicago Press, this new book integrates studies of the ecosystem at every level from the plants at the bottom of the visible food chain, to...