Ecology and Biogeography of Mediterranean Ecosystems in Chile, California, and Australia

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xx

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2. History of Mediterranean Floras

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Quaternary History of the Mediterranean Vegetation of Chile

      • Carolina M. Villagrán

      Pages 3-20

   3. Evolution and History of Mediterranean Vegetation Types in Australia

      • John R. Dodson, A. Peter Kershaw

      Pages 21-40

3. Comparative Biogeography

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 41-41

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   2. Convergence in the Mediterranean Floras in Central Chile and California: Insights from Comparative Biogeography

      • Mary T. Kalin Arroyo, Lohengrin Cavieres, Clodomiro Marticorena, Melica Muñoz-Schick

      Pages 43-88

   3. Plant Life History and Dynamic Specialization in the Chaparral/Coastal Sage Shrub Flora in Southern California

      • Paul H. Zedler

      Pages 89-115

   4. Biogeography and Floral Evolution in the Geoblasteae (Orchidaceae)

      • Peter Bernhardt

      Pages 116-134

4. Vegetation Structure and Soils

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 135-135

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   2. Australian Mediterranean Vegetation: Intra- and Intercontinental Comparisons

      • Marilyn D. Fox

      Pages 137-159

   3. Ecomorphological Characters as a Resource for Illustrating Growth-Form Convergence in Matorral, Chaparral, and Mallee

      • Gloria Montenegro, Rosanna Ginocchio

      Pages 160-176

   4. Underground Structures of Woody Plants in Mediterranean Ecosystems of Australia, California, and Chile

      • Josep Canadell, Paul H. Zedler

      Pages 177-210

   5. Mineral Nutrient Relations in Mediterranean Regions of California, Chile, and Australia

      • Byron B. Lamont

      Pages 211-235

5. Seed and Fruits

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 237-237

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   2. Seed-Germination Patterns in Fire-Prone Mediterranean-Climate Regions

      • Jon E. Keeley

      Pages 239-273

   3. Distribution and Ecological Significance of Seed-Embryo Types in Mediterranean Climates in California, Chile, and Australia

      • Nancy J. Vivrette

      Pages 274-288

   4. Modes of Seed Dispersal in the Mediterranean Regions in Chile, California, and Australia

      • Alicia J. Hoffmann, Juan J. Armesto

      Pages 289-310

   5. Effect of Seed Predation on Plant Regeneration: Evidence from Pacific Basin Mediterranean Scrub Communities

      • Svata M. Louda

      Pages 311-344

6. Animal Physiology and Community Structure

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 345-345

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   2. Mediterranean Type of Climatic Adaptation in the Physiological Ecology of Rodent Species

      • Francisco Bozinovic, Mario Rosenmann, F. Fernando Novoa, Rodrigo G. Medel

      Pages 347-362

Mediterranean-type ecosystems have provided ecologists with some of the most scientifically-rewarding opportunities to formulate and evaluate hypotheses about large and small-scale ecological phenomena. Comparison of mediterranean-type climate ecosystems in different parts of the world has not only permitted a strong test for ecological convergence, but also critical understanding of key ecophysiological and population processes.

• Population
• biogeography
• climate
• ecology
• ecosystem
• ecotoxicology
• landscape/regional and urban planning

• Department of Biology Faculty of Sciences, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile

  Mary T. Kalin Arroyo

• Department of Biology, San Diego State University, San Diego, USA

  Paul H. Zedler

• School of Geography, University of New South Wales, Kensington, Australia

  Marilyn D. Fox

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