Comparative Study of the Coastal Vegetation of Sardinia (Italy) and Crete (Greece) with Respect to the Effects of Human Influence
Author: Alfred Mayer
Publisher: Ihw-Verlag
Published: 1995
Total Pages: 268
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Author: Alfred Mayer
Publisher: Ihw-Verlag
Published: 1995
Total Pages: 268
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Ioannis N. Vogiatzakis
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2008-02-26
Total Pages: 397
ISBN-13: 140205064X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMediterranean islands exhibit many similarities in their biotic ecological, physical and environmental characteristics. There are also many differences in terms of their human colonization and current anthropogenic pressures. This book addresses in three sections these characteristics and examines the major environmental changes that the islands experienced during the Quaternary period. The first section provides details on natural and cultural factors which have shaped island landscapes. It describes the environmental and cultural changes of the Holocene and their effects on biota, as well as on the current human pressures that are now threats to the sustainability of the island communities. The second section focuses on the landscapes of the largest islands namely Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica, Cyprus, Crete, Malta and the Balearics. Each island chapter includes a special topic reflecting a particular characteristic of the island. Part three presents strategies for action towards sustainability in Mediterranean islands and concludes with a comparison between the largest islands. Despite several published books on Mediterranean ecosystems/landscapes there is no existing book dealing with Mediterranean islands in a collective manner. Students, researchers and university lecturers in environmental science, geography, biology and ecology will find this work invaluable as a cross-disciplinary text while planners and politicians will welcome the succinct summaries as background material to planning decisions.
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Total Pages: 388
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Published: 1996
Total Pages: 606
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Published: 2003
Total Pages: 406
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Published: 2006
Total Pages: 980
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Published: 1996
Total Pages: 606
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Youssef Chahine Atallah
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Published: 2007
Total Pages: 116
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