The Vegetation of the Iberian Peninsula -

The Vegetation of the Iberian Peninsula

Volume 2

Javier Loidi (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover
XI, 640 Seiten
2018 | 1. Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-85505-9 (ISBN)
192,59 inkl. MwSt
This book provides a compact, up-to-date and detailed overview of the vegetation of the Iberian Peninsula, a highly diverse part of Europe in the Mediterranean area. Written by a group of experienced researchers, the volume includes a first section with general chapters discussing the climate, the biogeography and the flora, and a second section with detailed descriptions of the 14 regional sectors into which the peninsula and Balearic Islands have been divided. A third section explores special features, such as aquatic vegetation, gypsum and dolomite vegetation, coastal vegetation, mountain flora and vegetation, conservation issues and alien flora.

Part 1. Description of the Vegetation of the Territories.- 1. The Balearic Islands (Leonardo Llorens and Lorenzo Gil).- 2. Lusitania (Dalila Espirito-Santo, Jorge Capelo, Carlos Neto, Carlos Pinto-Gomes, Silvia Ribeiro, Ricardo Quinto Canas and José Carlos Costa).- 3. La Mancha (Federico Fernández-González, Guillermo Crespo, Jesús Rojo and Rosa Pérez-Badia).- 4. Bética and Southwest Andalusia (Joaquín Molero and José Miguel Marfil).- 5. The Arid Southeast (Francisco Alcaraz).- Part 2. Special Features.- 6. The Edaphism: Gypsum, Dolomite and Serpentine Flora and Vegetation (Juan Mota, Juan Antonio Garrido-Becerra, Encarna Merlo, José Miguel Medina-Cazorla and Pedro Sánchez-Gómez).- 7. Aquatic and Wetland Vegetation (José Antonio Molina).- 8. Coastal Vegetation (Alfredo Asensi and Blanca Díez Garretas).- 9. The High Mountain Flora and Vegetation (Javier Loidi, Idoia Biurrun, Itziar García-Mijangos, Gonzalo García-Baquero, Mercedes Herrera and Juan Antonio Campos).- 10. Patterns of Vegetation Cover Shaping the Cultural Landscapes in the Iberian Peninsula (Antonio Gómez Sal).- 11. Alien Plants and Their influence on Vegetation (Mercedes Herrera, Juan Antonio Campos and Elias D. Dana).- 12. Biodiversity Conservation: Habitats and Plant Communities (Jesús Izco).- 13. The Plot-Based Databases of the Iberian Vegetation (Xavier Font, Laura Balcells and Berta Mora).

Erscheint lt. Verlag 22.8.2018
Reihe/Serie Plant and Vegetation
Zusatzinfo XI, 640 p. 252 illus., 223 illus. in color.
Verlagsort Cham
Sprache englisch
Maße 155 x 235 mm
Gewicht 1321 g
Themenwelt Naturwissenschaften Biologie Botanik
Naturwissenschaften Biologie Ökologie / Naturschutz
Schlagworte Aquatic vegetation • Coastal vegetation • Gypsum and dolomite vegetation • Iberian Peninsula • Mountain flora and vegetation
ISBN-10 3-319-85505-0 / 3319855050
ISBN-13 978-3-319-85505-9 / 9783319855059
Zustand Neuware
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