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Waza-Logone has been affected by the construction of §a dam, reducing the flooding in 1500 km2. Annual §grasses invaded productive perennial grasslands, §reducing the carrying capacity for livestock, §fisheries and wildlife. In 1994, after local §consultations, a watercourse was re-opened. §Perennial grasslands gradually recovered in 600 km2. §Numbers of waterbirds increased two-fold; colonies §of piscivorous birds were frequently destroyed, but §others benefited from local communities §protection. Antelopes showed an increase that has §not persisted because of competition with livestock §which densities increased three-fold. There is a §problem in the sharing of the reflooding benefits §between wildlife and people that rapidly respond to §new opportunities. A dialogue was institutionalised §between protected area authorities and local

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Book category Books in English Mathematics & science Biology, life sciences Life sciences: general issues

• Full title: Floodplain Rehabilitation & the Future of Conservation-Development
• Author: Paul Scholte
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 344
• EAN: 9783639097504
• ISBN: 3639097505
• ID: 06818777
• Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.
• Weight: 458 g
• Dimensions: 229 × 152 × 18 mm
• Date of publishing: 06. November 2008

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