02912nam 2200613Ia 450 991045564170332120200520144314.01-282-50202-697866125020260-19-157428-7(CKB)2520000000006429(EBL)497631(OCoLC)550644398(SSID)ssj0000340287(PQKBManifestationID)11233225(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000340287(PQKBWorkID)10387437(PQKB)11410944(MiAaPQ)EBC497631(Au-PeEL)EBL497631(CaPaEBR)ebr10365180(CaONFJC)MIL250202(EXLCZ)99252000000000642920090918d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe Mediterranean region[electronic resource] biological diversity in space and time /Jacques Blondel ... [et al.]2nd ed.Oxford ;New York Oxford University Press20101 online resource (401 p.)Oxford biology The Mediterranean region Description based upon print version of record.0-19-955799-3 0-19-955798-5 Contents; Foreword; Preface; 1 Setting the Scene; 2 Determinants of Present-Day Biodiversity; 3 Present-Day Terrestrial Biodiversity; 4 Present-Day Marine Biodiversity; 5 Scales of Observation; 6 A Patchwork of Habitats; 7 Populations, Species, and Community Variations; 8 Life Histories and Terrestrial Ecosystem Functioning; 9 Life in the Sea; 10 Humans as Sculptors of Mediterranean Landscapes; 11 Biodiversity Downs and Ups; 12 Biodiversity and Global Change; 13 Challenges for the Future; Glossary; References; IndexIt is becoming clear that the Mediterranean region is one of the ""hottest"" of the biodiversity hotspots on the planet. There is also an increasing concern for the conservation, adaptive management, and restoration of the unique natural ecosystems and cultural landscapes that characterize this area. The region's biological and cultural heritage as well as its huge wealth of biodiversity is now at real risk. This brings a further urgency to the task of communicating detailed butreadily accessible information on the Mediterranean biota, and an ecological, historical and evolutionary perspectiveNatural historyMediterranean RegionEcologyMediterranean RegionElectronic books.Natural historyEcology508.3182/2Blondel Jacques70220Blondel Jacques70220MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455641703321The Mediterranean region2229920UNINA