Ecology and Management of the African Buffalo
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Ecology and Management of the African Buffalo
Alexandre Caron, Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (CIRAD), France
Daniel Cornélis, Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (CIRAD) and Foundation François Sommer, France
Philippe Chardonnet, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) SSC Antelope Specialist Group
Herbert H. T. Prins, Wageningen Universiteit, The Netherlands
Daniel Cornélis, Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (CIRAD) and Foundation François Sommer, France
Philippe Chardonnet, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) SSC Antelope Specialist Group
Herbert H. T. Prins, Wageningen Universiteit, The Netherlands
November 2023
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9781316518748
One of iconic Africa's Big Five, the African buffalo is the largest African bovine or antelope that occurs throughout most of sub-Sahara and in a wide range of ecosystems from savanna to rainforest. The African buffalo is also one of the most successful large African mammals in terms of abundance and biomass. This species thus represents a powerful model to enhance our understanding of African biogeography and wildlife conservation, ecology and management. Edited by four researchers experienced in different aspects of the African buffalo's biology, this volume provides an exhaustive compilation of knowledge on an emblematic species that stands out as an important component of African natural and human ecosystems. It delivers a global view of the African buffalo and all known aspects of its ecology and management. This book will appeal to students, scholars, scientists and wildlife managers as well as those enthusiastic about the charismatic species. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
- Synthesises knowledge on the African buffalo to date, providing a global view of the species and all known aspects of its ecology and management in Africa
- Includes contributions from researchers and managers dedicated to the species through the African buffalo initiative Group under the auspices of the IUCN SSC Antelope Specialist Group (ASG), ensuring balanced coverage of all schools of thought
- Provides an introduction to the social aspects of the species followed by four sections on Conservation, Ecology, Disease Ecology and Management of the species
- This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core at doi.org/
Product details
November 2023Hardback
9781316518748
564 pages
235 × 155 × 32 mm
1.062kg
1 colour illus.
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Table of Contents
- 1. African buffalo and the human societies in Africa: social values and interaction outcomes B. Mukamuri, E. Wichatitsky, E. Gandiwa, A. Perrotton, O. L. Kupika and L. Monin
- Part I. Conservation D. Cornélis:
- 2. The evolutionary history of the African buffalo: is it truly a Bovine? H. H. T. Prins, J. F. de Jong and D. Geraads
- 3. Taxonomic status of the African buffalo J. Michaux, N. Smitz and P. Van Hooft
- 4. Conservation status of the African buffalo: a continent-wide assessment D. Cornélis, P. C. Renaud, M. Melletti, D. Fonteyn, H. Bonhotal, M. Hauptfleisch, A. Asefa, T. Breuer, L. Korte, P. Scholte, P. Elkan, E. Kohi, S. Mwiu, S. Ngene, P. Omondi, S. P. Tadjo, T. Prin, A. Caron, H. H. T. Prins and P. Chardonnet
- 5. Habitat, space use and feeding ecology of the African buffalo R. Taylor, E. Bennitt, R. Fynn, L. Korte, R. Naidoo, A.Roug and D. Cornélis
- Part II. Ecology H. H. T. Prins:
- 6. African buffalo social dynamics: what is a buffalo herd? A. Caron, E. Bennitt, E. Wielgus, D. Cornélis, E. Miguel and M. de Garine-Wichatitsky
- 7. Population dynamics of buffalo: the effects of droughts and non-equilibrium dynamics J. W. Hearne, M. J. S. Peel and H. H. T. Prins
- 8. The environments of the African buffalo, with different selection forces in different habitats H. H. T. Prins, J. Ottenburghs and P. Van Hooft
- 9. Infections and Parasites of free-ranging African buffalo R. G. Bengis, F. Gakuya, M. Munyeme, S. D. Fekadu, R. A. Kock and P. Chardonnet
- Part III. Diseases A. Caron:
- 10. Characterisation of buffalo/cattle interactions for assessing pathogen transmission A. Caron, F. Rumiano, E. Wielgus, E. Miguel, A. Tran, M. T. Bah, V. Grosbois and M. de Garine-Wichatitsky
- 11. Host-Parasite interactions in African buffalo: a community-level perspective B. Beechler, E. Gorsich, C. Glidden, A. Jolles and V. O. Ezenwa
- 12. African buffalo and colonial cattle: is 'systems change' the best future for farming and nature in Africa? R. A. Kock, R. G. Bengis, F. D. Shiferaw, F. Gakuya, D. Mdetele, H. H. T. Prins, A. Caron and M. Kock
- Part IV. Management P. Chardonnet:
- 13. African buffalo production systems D. Furstenburg, E. Gandiwa, Pa. Oberem and Pe Oberem
- 14. Management aspects of the captive-bred African buffalo (Syncerus Caffer) in South Africa L. Hoffman, C. Shepstone, K. Robertson and T. Tersia Needham
- 15. Handling and moving the African buffalo M. La Grange, N. J. La Grange, J. Mostert, J. Mostert-La Grange, R. Hoare, M. Kock, I. Lekolool and P. Chardonnet
- 16. Buffalo hunting: from a commodity to a high-value game species P. Chardonnet, R. Taylor, W. Crosmary, S. P. Tadjo, F. A. Ligate, R. Baldus, W. Siege and D. Cornélis
- 17. Knowns and unknowns on African buffalo ecology and management H. H. T. Prins, D. Cornélis, A. Caron and P. Chardonnet
- 18. Futures of the African buffalo A. Caron, R. Bourgeois, P. Chardonnet, D. Cornélis and H. H. T. Prins.
