The Vegetation of the Iberian Peninsula, Volume 2
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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. Front Matter ....Pages i-xi Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 The Balearic Islands (Lleonard Llorens, Lorenzo Gil)....Pages 3-33 Lusitania (Dalila Espírito-Santo, Jorge Capelo, Carlos Neto, Carlos Pinto-Gomes, Sílvia Ribeiro, Ricardo Quinto Canas et al.)....Pages 35-82 La Mancha (Federico Fernández-González, Guillermo Crespo, Jesús Rojo, Rosa Pérez-Badia)....Pages 83-142 Betic and Southwest Andalusia (Joaquín Molero, José Miguel Marfil)....Pages 143-247 The Arid Southeast (Francisco Alcaraz)....Pages 249-274 Front Matter ....Pages 275-275 The Edaphism: Gypsum, Dolomite and Serpentine Flora and Vegetation (Juan Francisco Mota, Juan Antonio Garrido-Becerra, María Encarna Merlo, José Miguel Medina-Cazorla, Pedro Sánchez-Gómez)....Pages 277-354 Aquatic and Wetland Vegetation of the Iberian Peninsula (José Antonio Molina)....Pages 355-396 Coastal Vegetation (Alfredo Asensi, Blanca Diez-Garretas)....Pages 397-432 The High Mountain Flora and Vegetation (Javier Loidi, Idoia Biurrun, Itziar García-Mijangos, Gonzalo García-Baquero, Mercedes Herrera, Juan Antonio Campos)....Pages 433-458 Patterns of Vegetation Cover Shaping the Cultural Landscapes in the Iberian Peninsula (Antonio Gómez Sal)....Pages 459-497 Alien Plants and their Influence on Vegetation (Mercedes Herrera, Juan Antonio Campos, Elias D. Dana)....Pages 499-531 Biodiversity Conservation: Habitats and Plant Communities (Jesús Izco)....Pages 533-563 The Plot-Based Databases of the Iberian Vegetation (Xavier Font, Laura Balcells, Berta Mora)....Pages 565-579 Back Matter ....Pages 581-640
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