Plant evolution in the Mediterranean / John D. Thompson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thompson, John D., 1959 January 8-

Series:

Oxford biology readers.

Oxford biology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Acclimatization (Plants)--Mediterranean Region.

Acclimatization (Plants).

Plant ecophysiology--Mediterranean Region.

Plant ecophysiology.

Plants--Evolution--Mediterranean Region.

Plants.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (306 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

John Thompson integrates a diverse and scattered literature to produce a synthetic account of plant evolutionary ecology. The central theme is differentiation, both among and within species in the contemporary flora of the Mediterranean basin.

Contents:

Contents; Introduction: Themes, structure, and objectives; 1 The historical context of differentiation and diversity; 1.1 Geology, climate, and human activities: the mould and sculptors of plant diversity; 1.2 A meeting of continents: a complex geological history; 1.3 Two seasons: the history of the climate and the vegetation; 1.4 Diversity and unity in the Mediterranean flora; 1.5 Centres of diversity: concordance with history; 1.6 Conclusions; 2 The biogeography and ecology of endemism; 2.1 Narrow endemism: the cornerstone of Mediterranean plant diversity

2.2 Endemism in the Mediterranean: patterns and classification2.3 Endemism in the Mediterranean: community composition and biogeography; 2.4 The biology and ecology of endemic plants; 2.5 Conclusions; 3 The evolution of endemism: from population differentiation to species divergence; 3.1 Endemism and evolution: the processes and scale of differentiation; 3.2 Population variation in endemic plants; 3.3 Climatic rhythms and differentiation; 3.4 Divergence in peripheral and marginal populations: isolation, inbreeding, and ecology; 3.5 Hybridization and chromosome evolution; 3.6 Conclusions

4 Trait variation, adaptation, and dispersal in the Mediterranean mosaic4.1 Ecological constraints and adaptation in the Mediterranean; 4.2 Summer drought and nutrient stress: functional traits and their variability; 4.3 The phenology of flowering and fruiting; 4.4 Dispersal and establishment: the template of local differentiation; 4.5 Variation and adaptation in aromatic plants; 4.6 Conclusions; 5 Variation and evolution of reproductive traits in the Mediterranean mosaic; 5.1 Reproductive trait variation: the meeting of ecology and genetics

5.2 Specialization and generalization in a mosaic pollination environment5.3 Attracting pollinators... but avoiding herbivores; 5.4 Mating system and gender variation; 5.5 Pollination ecology and the evolution of style-length polymorphisms; 5.6 Conclusions; 6 Ecology and evolution of domesticated and invasive species; 6.1 Migration with man; 6.2 The evolutionary history of domesticated plants; 6.3 Invasive species in a Mediterranean environment; 6.4 Conclusions; Conclusions: Endemism, adaptation, and conservation; Species list; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O

PQ; R; S; T; U; V; W

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-290) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4294-2173-8

0-19-851533-2

1-280-75387-0

9786610753871

0-19-152331-3

OCLC:

76953178