An Introduction to the Vegetation of the Mediterranean Area with Emphasis on the Maltese Islands
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Published: 1993
Total Pages: 11
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Salvatore Brullo
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: 2020-01-03
Total Pages: 285
ISBN-13: 3030345254
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book discusses the remarkable plant diversity of the Maltese Archipelago. Despite its relatively small area and long-term human exploitation, many different plant communities occur in this territory. The book presents phytosociological investigations, together with taxonomical studies, which have been conducted over more than forty years, highlighting the unique features of this central Mediterranean insular ecosystem. It also describes the phytosociological role played by several narrow endemic or phytogeographically relevant taxa and introduces many phytocoenoses exclusively growing in the archipelago. The study integrates the palaeogeographic issues linked to the ancient and intriguing history of the different civilizations that succeeded on the islands for thousands of years. The book also focuses on the N2000 habitats.
Author: John Borg
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Published: 1927
Total Pages: 866
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Alex Casha
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Published: 2015-07-18
Total Pages: 376
ISBN-13: 9781326341862
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFlora of the Maltese Islands brings together the previous 4 volumes with minor additions. It describe over 730 species in full colour and contains over 1,500 colour photographs. The book can be regarded both as an informative one on plants and as a guide to the wild flora of the Maltese islands. Fourteen pages describe the endemic and sub-endemic flora in the introductory section. Other information includes about the habitats, flowers, leaves, the islands' geology, climate and soil, origins of the Maltese flora, how plants survive the dry season, how they disperse their seeds, pollination, fire and plants, and the water cycle. A flower-colour guide is also found. Flora of the Maltese Islands is not just another book on plants; it is a comprehensive book full of references and information on the wild plants of these islands in the central Mediterranean region.
Author: Ritienne Gauci
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2019-08-04
Total Pages: 385
ISBN-13: 3030154564
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis edited volume brings together a collection of works that comprehensively address both the myriad geomorphological landscapes of the Maltese Islands and how their evolution has been shaped over various time-scales by different sets of processes. Additionally, the work highlights how the small geographical setting of the Maltese Islands helped to closely connect these landscapes with Maltese society and as a result, they have evolved from stand-alone examples of geomorphology to important backdrops of Maltese cultural identity. Most of the contributing authors are academics – both local and foreign – with a research focus on the geomorphology of the Maltese Islands. However, the editors have also (and purposefully) chosen other contributors from governmental institutions and research agencies, who complement the geomorphological research with their proactive work in selected case studies on Maltese landscapes.
Author: Hans Christian Weber
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Published: 2006
Total Pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9789990930931
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Sylvia Mary Haslam
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Published: 1977
Total Pages: 716
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Alex Casha
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Published: 2013
Total Pages: 402
ISBN-13: 9789995701871
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Flora of the Maltese Islands describes over 650 species of wild plants in full and with colour photographs; over 370 species are described briefly. An introduction covers brief notes on the evolution of the Maltese Islands, origins of Maltese flora, habitats, climate, soil, and other information such as fire and plants, dispersal and survival strategies of plants, pollination, and defence mechanisms."--NHBS website.
Author: Bertrand de Montmollin
Publisher: IUCN
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9782831708324
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe flora of the Mediterranean islands includes many rare and localized species unique to the islands. Some of these are particularly threatened with extinction due to various pressures caused by people and their activities in Mediterranean ecosystems. It includes 50 descriptive sheets of species which are especially threatened, based on the IUCN Red List criteria. Each sheet gives a description of the species with illustrations and maps, emphasizing the threats to the species, existing conservation measures and additional measures needed for their conservation. Aimed at the layman, the text is easily accessible to the non-botanist.
Author: John Borg
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Published: 1976
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