04209nam 2200589Ia 450 991083089340332120230802012659.01-118-34397-21-119-94115-61-283-54283-897866138552821-118-34398-01-119-94116-4(CKB)2560000000089739(EBL)990688(OCoLC)817806990(OCoLC)795687250(MiAaPQ)EBC990688(DLC) 2012024890(EXLCZ)99256000000008973920120531d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||Mediterranean mountain environments[electronic resource] /edited by Ioannis VogiatzakisChichester, West Sussex ;Hoboken, NJ Wiley20121 online resource (242 p.)Includes index.0-470-68624-3 0-470-68625-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.3.2.2 Iberia3.2.3 Pyrenees; 3.2.4 Maritime Alps; 3.2.5 Italian Apennines; 3.2.6 Dinaric Alps; 3.2.7 Bulgaria; 3.2.8 Greece; 3.2.9 Turkey; 3.2.10 Lebanon; 3.2.11 The glaciated Mediterranean islands; 3.3 Modern and recent glaciers in the Mediterranean mountains; 3.3.1 Iberia (Spain/France); 3.3.2 Maritime Alps (France/Italy); 3.3.3 Apennines (Italy); 3.3.4 Julian Alps (Slovenia); 3.3.5 Dinaric and Albanian Alps (Montenegro/Albania); 3.3.6 Pirin Mountains (Bulgaria); 3.3.7 Turkey; 3.4 Conclusion; References; 4 Landforms and soils; 4.1 Introduction4.2 Geomorphological processes in the Mediterranean mountain region4.3 Geological setting; 4.4 Soil characteristics of Mediterranean landscape units; 4.4.1 Landscapes on limestone, dolomite and dolomitic limestone of the Palaeozoic and Mesozoic; 4.4.2 Landscapes of the Palaeozoic metamorphic rocks; 4.4.3 Landscapes of intrusive rocks (granite, granodiorite, etc.); 4.4.4 Landscapes of effusive rocks; 4.4.5 Landscapes on marly, arenaceous and calcareous-marly rocks; 4.4.6 Landscapes on detritus and debris cones; 4.4.7 Landscapes on moraines4.5 Northern Mediterranean mountain landscapes: from the Pyrenees to the Hellenids4.5.1 Pyrenees; 4.5.2 The Apennines; 4.5.3 The Dinarids and the Hellenids; 4.6 Eastern Mediterranean mountains: the Lebanon Mountains; 4.7 Southern Mediterranean mountains: Atlas Mountains and Iberian Baetic Cordillera; 4.7.1 The Atlas; 4.7.2 The Baetic Cordillera and the Sierra Nevada; 4.8 Characteristic mountain landscapes of the Mediterranean islands; 4.8.1 Sardinian mountain landscape; 4.8.2 Active volcanic landscapes; 4.8.3 The Etna volcano: activity, soils and landscape; 4.9 Conclusion; References5 Climate and hydrology5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Climate and physical characteristics; 5.2.1 Rivers; 5.2.2 Snowmelt hydrology; 5.2.3 Snow and water quality; 5.2.4 Ecohydrology; 5.2.5 Dams and hydrology; 5.2.6 Tourism and hydrology; 5.2.7 Decision support systems (DSS); 5.3 Vulnerability of water resources to climate change; 5.4 Adaptation strategies; 5.5 Conclusion; References; 6 Biogeography; 6.1 Introduction to mountain biogeography; 6.2 Vegetation; 6.3 Flora; 6.3.1 Endemism; 6.4 Fauna; 6.5 Conservation in Mediterranean mountains; 6.6 Conclusion; References; 7 Cultural geographies7.1 Introduction"This book provides an introduction to the environments of mountainous areas in the Mediterranean and their changes in time and space in relation to both natural and cultural factors"--Provided by publisher.MountainsEnvironmental aspectsMediterranean RegionMountainsMediterranean RegionMountainsEnvironmental aspectsMountains577.53091822910.91822SCI030000bisacshVogiatzakis Ioannis N(Ioannis Nikolaou)1331942Vogiatzakis Ioannis N(Ioannis Nikolaou)1331942MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910830893403321Mediterranean mountain environments3997480UNINA