Overview
- 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 12)
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Front Matter
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General Conditions
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Front Matter
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Description of the Vegetation of the Territories
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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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.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Vegetation of the Iberian Peninsula
Book Subtitle: Volume 1
Editors: Javier Loidi
Series Title: Plant and Vegetation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54784-8
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-54782-4Published: 11 October 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-85480-9Published: 14 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-54784-8Published: 27 September 2017
Series ISSN: 1875-1318
Series E-ISSN: 1875-1326
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 676
Number of Illustrations: 37 b/w illustrations, 204 illustrations in colour
Topics: Plant Sciences, Plant Ecology, Biodiversity, Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography