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Mediterranean Type Ecosystems

Origin and Structure

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  • © 1973

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Editors:
  1. Francesco Castri

    1. Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile
      Section of Ecology, UNESCO, Paris, France

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  2. Harold A. Mooney

    1. Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, USA

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Part of the book series: Ecological Studies (ECOLSTUD, volume 7)

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Table of contents (22 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XII
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  2. Convergence in Ecosystems

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Historical View of the Concept of Ecosystem Convergence

      • Albert W. Johnson
      Pages 3-7

  6. Plant Biogeography

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 211-212
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    2. The Evolution of Mediterranean Floras

      • Peter H. Raven
      Pages 213-224
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About this book

No other disjunct pieces of land present such striking similarities as the widely sepa­ 1 rated regions with a mediterranean type of climate, that is, the territories fringing the Mediterranean Sea, California, Central Chile and the southernmost strips of South Mrica and Australia. Similarities are not confined to climatic trends, but are also reflected in the physiognomy ofthe vegetation, in land use patterns and frequently in the general appearance of the landscape. The very close similarities in agricultural practices and sometimes also in rural settlements are dependent on the climatic and edaphic analogies, as well as on a certain commonality in qdtural history. This is certainly true for the Mediterranean Sea basin which in many ways represents a sort of ecological-cultural unit; this is also valid for CaUfornia and Chile, which were both settled by Spaniards and which showed periods of vigorous commercial and cultural interchanges as during the California gold rush. One other general feature is the massive interchange of cultivated and weed species of plants that has occurred between the five areas of the world that have a mediterranean-type climate, with the Mediterranean basin region itself as a major source. In spite of their limited territorial extension, probably no other parts of the world have played a more fundamental role in the history of mankind. Phoenician, Etruscan, Hellenic, Jewish, Roman, Christian andArab civilizations, among others,haveshapedmanyofman's present attitudes, including his position and perception vis-a-vis nature.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile

    Francesco Castri

  • Section of Ecology, UNESCO, Paris, France

    Francesco Castri

  • Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, USA

    Harold A. Mooney

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Mediterranean Type Ecosystems

  • Book Subtitle: Origin and Structure

  • Editors: Francesco Castri, Harold A. Mooney

  • Series Title: Ecological Studies

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-65520-3

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin · Heidelberg 1973

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-65522-7Published: 11 November 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-65520-3Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0070-8356

  • Series E-ISSN: 2196-971X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 408

  • Topics: Ecosystems, Physical Geography, Paleontology

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