Bücher von R. Norman (University of the Witwatersrand Owen-Smith

Adaptive Herbivore Ecology describes plant-herbivore interactions in the context of large African mammals (such as antelope and cattle) written by the world-leading ecologist, Norman Owen-Smith. The author develops models based on his extensive field experience in this valuable resource for academic researchers and graduates in many ecological fields.

Owen-Smith's account of the ecology of the largest land mammals (elephants, rhinos, hippos and giraffes) emphasises the constraints resulting from their body size. Many important questions are raised. For example, why have these once abundant and widely distributed animals all but gone extinct?