Natural environment and culture in the Mediterranean Region / edited by Recep Efe ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Efe, Recep.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Natural history--Mediterranean Region.

Natural history.

Coastal ecology--Mediterranean Coast.

Coastal ecology.

Ecology--Mediterranean Region.

Ecology.

Mediterranean Region--Environmental conditions.

Mediterranean Region.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (508 p.)

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The largest of the world's five Mediterranean-climate regions and one of the largest archipelagos in the world, the Mediterranean Basin is located at the intersection of two major landmasses, Eurasia and Africa, which contributes to its cultural and high biodiversity. Although much of the hotspot was once covered by a dense cover of forests, the Basin has experienced intensive human development and impact on its ecosystems for at least 8000 years, significantly longer than any other hotspot. ...

Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS; PREFACE; PART I; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; CHAPTER NINE; CHAPTER TEN; CHAPTER ELEVEN; CHAPTER TWELVE; CHAPTER THIRTEEN; CHAPTER FOURTEEN; CHAPTER FIFTEEN; CHAPTER SIXTEEN; PART II; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; CHAPTER NINE; CHAPTER TEN; CHAPTER ELEVEN; CHAPTER TWELVE; CHAPTER THIRTEEN; CHAPTER FOURTEEN; CHAPTER FIFTEEN; CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

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ISBN:

1-4438-1087-8

OCLC:

823720431