LEADER 02877nam 2200601Ia 450 001 9910780713803321 005 20230519093149.0 010 $a1-282-50202-6 010 $a9786612502026 010 $a0-19-157428-7 035 $a(CKB)2520000000006429 035 $a(EBL)497631 035 $a(OCoLC)550644398 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000340287 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11233225 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000340287 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10387437 035 $a(PQKB)11410944 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC497631 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL497631 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10365180 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL250202 035 $a(EXLCZ)992520000000006429 100 $a20090918d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 04$aThe Mediterranean region$b[electronic resource] $ebiological diversity in space and time /$fJacques Blondel ... [et al.] 205 $a2nd ed. 210 $aOxford ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (401 p.) 225 0 $aOxford biology The Mediterranean region 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-955799-3 311 $a0-19-955798-5 327 $aContents; 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; Index 330 $aIt 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 perspective 606 $aNatural history$zMediterranean Region 606 $aEcology$zMediterranean Region 615 0$aNatural history 615 0$aEcology 676 $a508.3182/2 701 $aBlondel$b Jacques$070220 701 $aBlondel$b Jacques$070220 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910780713803321 996 $aThe Mediterranean region$93866664 997 $aUNINA