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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817254303321

Titolo

Natural environment and culture in the Mediterranean Region II / / edited by Recep Efe, Munir Ozturk and Ibraham Atalay

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle, : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2011

ISBN

1-283-43575-6

9786613435750

1-4438-3107-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (524 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ÖztürkMünir A (Münir Ahmet)

Atalayİbrahim

EfeRecep

Disciplina

333.72091822

508.311822

Soggetti

Biodiversity conservation - Mediterranean Region

Ecology - Mediterranean Region

Endangered species - Mediterranean Region

Nature - Effect of human beings on - Mediterranean Region

Mediterranean Region Environmental conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

TABLE OF CONTENTS; PREFACE; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; CHAPTER NINE; CHAPTER TEN; CHAPTER ELEVEN; CHAPTER TWELVE; CHAPTER THIRTEEN; CHAPTER FOURTEEN; CHAPTER FIFTEEN; CHAPTER SIXTEEN; CHAPTER SEVENTEEN; CHAPTER EIGHTEEN; CHAPTER NINETEEN; CHAPTER TWENTY; CHAPTER TWENTY ONE; CHAPTER TWENTY TWO; CHAPTER TWENTY THREE; CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR; CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE; CHAPTER TWENTY SIX; CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN; CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT; CHAPTER TWENTY NINE; CHAPTER THIRTY; CHAPTER THIRTY ONE; CHAPTER THIRTY TWO

CHAPTER THIRTY THREE CHAPTER THIRTY FOUR; CHAPTER THIRTY FIVE; CHAPTER THIRTY SIX; CONTRIBUTORS



Sommario/riassunto

The Mediterranean Basin is the largest of the five Mediterranean-climate regions, and one of the largest archipelagos in the world. The basin is located at the intersection of two major landmasses, Eurasia and Africa; and has around five thousand islands, which contribute much to its high diversity and spectacular scenery. It possesses higher salinity than the Atlantic. The shores are chiefly mountainous. Earthquakes and volcanic disturbances are frequent. Some of the most ancient civiliz...