The Mediterranean region : biological diversity in space and time / Jacques Blondel ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Blondel, Jacques.

Series:

Oxford biology The Mediterranean region

Standardized Title:

Biology and wildlife of the Mediterranean region

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Natural history--Mediterranean Region.

Natural history.

Ecology--Mediterranean Region.

Ecology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (401 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

It is becoming clear that the Mediterranean region is one of the ""hottest"" of the biodiversity hotspots on the planet. There is also an increasing concern for the conservation, adaptive management, and restoration of the unique natural ecosystems and cultural landscapes that characterize this area. The region's biological and cultural heritage as well as its huge wealth of biodiversity is now at real risk. This brings a further urgency to the task of communicating detailed butreadily accessible information on the Mediterranean biota, and an ecological, historical and evolutionary perspective

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; Preface; 1 Setting the Scene; 2 Determinants of Present-Day Biodiversity; 3 Present-Day Terrestrial Biodiversity; 4 Present-Day Marine Biodiversity; 5 Scales of Observation; 6 A Patchwork of Habitats; 7 Populations, Species, and Community Variations; 8 Life Histories and Terrestrial Ecosystem Functioning; 9 Life in the Sea; 10 Humans as Sculptors of Mediterranean Landscapes; 11 Biodiversity Downs and Ups; 12 Biodiversity and Global Change; 13 Challenges for the Future; Glossary; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Related Work:

Blondel, Jacques. Biology and wildlife of the Mediterranean region.

ISBN:

9786612502026

9781282502024

1282502026

9780191574283

0191574287

OCLC:

550644398