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- Describes and richly illustrates the plant communities of the Canary Islands for an international audience
- Discusses the plant communities in a coherent biogeographical and bioclimatic framework of the Canary-Madeiran subregion within the Mediterranean macrobioclimatic Region
- Emphasizes the floristic and phytocenotic variety of the islands which are a biodiversity hot-spot
- Constitutes a didactic manual that presently does not exist in the market
Part of the book series: Plant and Vegetation (PAVE, volume 16)
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
The volcanic and oceanic nature of the Canary Islands, its rich plant biodiversity and high rate of endemism, as well as the relict character of some of its plant communities make it a territory of great biological interest.
The main geographic, climatic, bioclimatic, biogeographic and floristic features of the Islands are shown and related to the distributional pattern of potential communities along an altitudinal gradient. Current vegetation units and their ecology are described and illustrated with numerous pictures. Potential vegetation units are summarized and comprehensive maps of the potential natural vegetation for each island are given.
Human impact on the natural landscape, the occurrence of invasive plants, and the probable impact of climate change on the flora and vegetation are discussed. The conservation status of flora and vegetation are assessed.
Four appendixes include a syntaxonomical scheme, a brief history of botanical studies and explorations in the Islands, ethnobotanical notes, and a list of selected literature.
Authors and Affiliations
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Department of Botany, Ecology and Plant Physiology, University of La Laguna, San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
Marcelino J. del Arco Aguilar, Octavio Rodríguez Delgado
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Vegetation of the Canary Islands
Authors: Marcelino J. del Arco Aguilar, Octavio Rodríguez Delgado
Series Title: Plant and Vegetation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77255-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-77254-7Published: 02 August 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-08411-0Published: 21 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-77255-4Published: 18 July 2018
Series ISSN: 1875-1318
Series E-ISSN: 1875-1326
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 429
Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations, 236 illustrations in colour
Topics: Biodiversity, Ecosystems, Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography, Plant Ecology, Environmental Geography