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The Vegetation of the Iberian Peninsula

Volume 2

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Editors:
  1. Javier Loidi

    1. Department of Plant Biology and Ecology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Bilbao, Spain

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  • Provides updated and rigorous information about the vegetation of the Iberian Peninsula
  • Describes 14 regional sectors in which the peninsula and Balearic Islands have been divided
  • Contains a special section about aquatic vegetation, gypsum and dolomite vegetation, coastal vegetation, mountain flora and vegetation, conservation issues, and alien flora

Part of the book series: Plant and Vegetation (PAVE, volume 13)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Description of the Vegetation of the Territories

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Balearic Islands

      • Lleonard Llorens, Lorenzo Gil
      Pages 3-33

    3. Lusitania

      • Dalila Espírito-Santo, Jorge Capelo, Carlos Neto, Carlos Pinto-Gomes, Sílvia Ribeiro, Ricardo Quinto Canas et al.
      Pages 35-82

    4. La Mancha

      • Federico Fernández-González, Guillermo Crespo, Jesús Rojo, Rosa Pérez-Badia
      Pages 83-142

    5. Betic and Southwest Andalusia

      • Joaquín Molero, José Miguel Marfil
      Pages 143-247

    6. The Arid Southeast

      • Francisco Alcaraz
      Pages 249-274

  3. Special Features

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 275-275
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    2. 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

    3. Aquatic and Wetland Vegetation of the Iberian Peninsula

      • José Antonio Molina
      Pages 355-396

    4. Coastal Vegetation

      • Alfredo Asensi, Blanca Diez-Garretas
      Pages 397-432

    5. The High Mountain Flora and Vegetation

      • Javier Loidi, Idoia Biurrun, Itziar García-Mijangos, Gonzalo García-Baquero, Mercedes Herrera, Juan Antonio Campos
      Pages 433-458

    6. Patterns of Vegetation Cover Shaping the Cultural Landscapes in the Iberian Peninsula

      • Antonio Gómez Sal
      Pages 459-497

    7. Alien Plants and their Influence on Vegetation

      • Mercedes Herrera, Juan Antonio Campos, Elias D. Dana
      Pages 499-531

    8. Biodiversity Conservation: Habitats and Plant Communities

      • Jesús Izco
      Pages 533-563

    9. The Plot-Based Databases of the Iberian Vegetation

      • Xavier Font, Laura Balcells, Berta Mora
      Pages 565-579

  4. Back Matter

    Pages 581-640
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About this book

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.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Plant Biology and Ecology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Bilbao, Spain

    Javier Loidi

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Vegetation of the Iberian Peninsula

  • Book Subtitle: Volume 2

  • Editors: Javier Loidi

  • Series Title: Plant and Vegetation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54867-8

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-54866-1Published: 05 October 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-85505-9Published: 22 August 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-54867-8Published: 18 September 2017

  • Series ISSN: 1875-1318

  • Series E-ISSN: 1875-1326

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 640

  • Number of Illustrations: 29 b/w illustrations, 223 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Plant Sciences, Plant Ecology, Biodiversity

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