Author: Werner GreuterPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Med-checklist
Author: Werner GreuterMed-checklist. A Critical Inventory of Vascular Plants of the Circum-mediterranean Countries
Author: Med-checklist: Pteridophyta (2nd ed.), Gymnospermae, Dicotelydones (Acanthaceae-Cneoraceae)
Author: Med-checklist. A Critical Inventory of Vascular Plants of the Circum-mediterranean Countries
Author: W. GreuterPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dicotyledons
Languages : en
Pages : 458
Book Description
Med-checklist. A Critical Inventory of Vascular Plants of the Circum-mediterranean Countries
Author: Med-checklist. A Critical Inventory of Vascular Plants of the Circum-mediterranean Countries
Author: Encyclopedia of the World’s Biomes
Author: Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 0128160977
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 3542
Book Description
Encyclopedia of the World’s Biomes is a unique, five volume reference that provides a global synthesis of biomes, including the latest science. All of the book's chapters follow a common thematic order that spans biodiversity importance, principal anthropogenic stressors and trends, changing climatic conditions, and conservation strategies for maintaining biomes in an increasingly human-dominated world. This work is a one-stop shop that gives users access to up-to-date, informative articles that go deeper in content than any currently available publication. Offers students and researchers a one-stop shop for information currently only available in scattered or non-technical sources Authored and edited by top scientists in the field Concisely written to guide the reader though the topic Includes meaningful illustrations and suggests further reading for those needing more specific information
Mediterranean Ecogeography
Author: Harriett AllenPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317877136
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
A core textbook series that aims to provide students with accessible, up-to-date accounts of Ecogeography - the marriage of ecology with geography - in the primary terrestrial and marine environments. This is the first book in the series on Mediterranean Ecogeography. Biological diversity in the Mediterranean Basin is amongst the highest of any region on earth, both in terms of total species numbers and endemism. The flora is estimated at about 25,000 species of flowering plants and ferns, compared with about 6000 species in non-Mediterranean Europe. About 50% of these are endemic. Diversity amongst vertebrate animals is also high, though endemism rates are lower than for plants. The high levels of diversity contribute to, and are a reflection of, the considerable variability of landscape. This results from a combination of factors including geological and tectonic history, relief and physiography, climate, geomorphological processes, hydrology, soils, the incidence of fires and impact of human activities. The landscapes of the Mediterranean Basin are thus varied and fragmented; a mosaic of ecosystems and communities. Mediterranean Ecogeography aims to examine and explain this heterogeneity, and the approach is focused on the ecogeography of the region. Analysing the factors which account for the present distributions of plants and animals, and the functioning of ecosystems within the Mediterranean Basin can help in the understanding of the relationship between people and natural ecosystems. A key to the conservation of these ecosystems is the wise use of resources, biological and physical. In addition, it is vital to assess how the natural environments of the region will respond to further change. In the last twenty years, understanding of the functioning of mediterranean-type ecosystems has advanced through several international projects. This book draws upon the findings of these, and other research in the Mediterranean Basin, to present a comprehensive text on a key region of the world, and the problems and prospects of its environmental exploitation.
The Top 50 Mediterranean Island Plants
Author: Bertrand de MontmollinPublisher: IUCN
ISBN: 9782831708324
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
The flora of the Mediterranean islands includes many rare and localized species unique to the islands. Some of these are particularly threatened with extinction due to various pressures caused by people and their activities in Mediterranean ecosystems. It includes 50 descriptive sheets of species which are especially threatened, based on the IUCN Red List criteria. Each sheet gives a description of the species with illustrations and maps, emphasizing the threats to the species, existing conservation measures and additional measures needed for their conservation. Aimed at the layman, the text is easily accessible to the non-botanist.
Med-checklist: Dicotyledones (Lauraceae-Rhamnaceae)
Author: W. GreuterPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Phytogeography
Languages : fr
Pages : 598
Book Description