Reflections on the Dynamics of Savanna Landscapes

Kenneth R. Young ()
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Kenneth R. Young: Department of Geography and the Environment, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA

Land, 2023, vol. 12, issue 10, 1-12

Abstract: Savanna landscapes are shaped by the interactions of disturbances with land use goals. Elephant hunting in a site in Botswana, and its consequences for wildlife, people, and landscapes, are described and discussed in order to make broader generalizations about the dynamics of savanna landscapes. Change comes from alterations in tree-grass interactions, fire regimes, predator-prey relations, livestock raising, and conservation goals. Some of these implications are specific to African landscapes, but others may be apt in global contexts.

Keywords: conservation; elephants; fire; hunting; hysteresis; lions; savanna ecology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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