Research Catalog

Details

Description

1. ix, 373 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

1. The Chang Tang, the vast, remote Tibetan steppe, is one of the most forbidding places on earth. Yet this harsh land is home to a unique assemblage of large mammals, including Tibetan antelope, gazelle, argali sheep, wild ass, wild yak, wolves, snow leopards, and others.
2. Since 1985, George B. Schaller and his Chinese and Tibetan co-workers have surveyed the flora and fauna of the Chang Tang. Their research provides the first detailed look at the natural history of one of the world's least known ecosystems.

Subject

1. Ungulates > Chang Tang Plateau (China and India)
2. Mammals > Chang Tang Plateau (China and India)

Contents

1. 1. Introduction: Travel and Research in China's Highlands -- 2. The Tibetan Plateau -- 3. Chiru (Tibetan Antelope) -- 4. Tibetan Argali -- 5. Blue Sheep -- 6. Tibetan Gazelle -- 7. Wild Yak -- 8. White-lipped Deer -- 9. Wild Bactrian Camel -- 10. Kiang (Tibetan Wild Ass) -- 11. The Carnivores -- 12. Feeding Ecology of Ungulates -- 13. Phylogeny of Tibetan Steppe Bovids: Morphological and Molecular Comparisons / George Amato -- 14. Phylogeny of Tibetan Steppe Bovids: Behavioral Comparisons -- 15. Nomads, Livestock, and Wildlife: Conservation of the Chang Tang Reserve -- Guidelines for Conservation Action in the Chang Tang Reserve -- App. A. Common and Scientific Names of Wild Mammal Species Mentioned in Text -- App. B. Bird and Reptile Species Observed in the Chang Tang Reserve.

Owning institution

1. Columbia University Libraries

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 339-361) and indexes.