Umfang:
XX, 455 Seiten
,
Illustrationen, Diagramme, Karten
,
25 cm
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
ISBN:
3540942661
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0387942661
Serie:
Ecological studies 108
Anmerkung:
Contents: Section I. History of Mediterranean Floras -- 1. Quaternary History of the Mediterranean Vegetation of Chile -- 2. Evolution and History of Mediterranean Vegetation Types in Australia -- Section II. Comparative Biogeography -- 3. Convergence in the Mediterranean Floras in Central Chile and California: Insights from Comparative Biogeography -- 4. Plant Life History and Dynamic Specialization in the Chaparral/ Coastal Sage Shrub Flora in Southern California -- 5. Biogeography and Floral Evolution in the Geoblasteae (Orchidaceae) -- Section III. Vegetation Structure and Soils -- 6. Australian Mediterranean Vegetation: Intra- and Intercontinental Comparisons -- 7. Ecomorphological Characters as a Resource for Illustrating Growth-Form Convergence in Matorral, Chaparral, and Mallee -- 8. Underground Structures of Woody Plants in Mediterranean Ecosystems of Australia, California, and Chile -- 9. Mineral Nutrient Relations in Mediterranean Regions of California, Chile, and Australia -- Section IV. Seed and Fruits -- 10. Seed-Germination Patterns in Fire-Prone Mediterranean-Climate Regions -- 11. Distribution and Ecological Significance of Seed-Embryo Types in Mediterranean Climates in California, Chile, and Australia -- 12. Modes of Seed Dispersal in the Mediterranean Regions in Chile, California, and Australia -- 13. Effect of Seed Predation on Plant Regeneration: Evidence from Pacific Basin Mediterranean Scrub Communities -- Section V. Animal Physiology and Community Structure -- 14. Mediterranean Type of Climatic Adaptation in the Physiological Ecology of Rodent Species -- 15. Multivariate Comparisons of the Small-Mammal Faunas in Australian, Californian, and Chilean Shrublands -- 16. Role of Fossorial Animals in Community Structure and Energetics of Pacific Mediterranean Ecosystems -- Section VI. Vegetation Change and Human Influences -- 17. The Human Role in Changing Landscapes in Central Chile: Implications
Sprache:
Englisch
Fachgebiete:
Geographie
,
Biologie
Schlagwort(e):
Gemäßigte Zone
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Ökosystem
;
Biogeografie
;
Pazifischer Raum
;
Etesienklima
;
Ökosystem
;
Etesienklima
;
Ökosystem
;
Biogeografie
;
Chile
;
Etesienklima
;
Ökosystem
;
Australien
;
Etesienklima
;
Ökosystem
;
Kalifornien
;
Etesienklima
;
Ökosystem
;
Konferenzschrift
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Konferenzschrift
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Konferenzschrift
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