The Vegetation of the Maltese Islands
The Vegetation of the Maltese Islands

Author: Salvatore Brullo

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2020-01-03

Total Pages: 285

ISBN-13: 3030345254

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This 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.

Wild flowers of the Maltese Islands
Wild flowers of the Maltese Islands

Author: Edwin Lanfranco

Publisher:

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9789995746599

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The Maltese Islands are host to over 1000 species of wild flowering plants. Of these, over 800 are native, the rest being introduced, intentionally or accidentally, as a result of human intervention and running wild. This book illustrates nearly 300 of these species and describes many others. Users should be able to identify a significant number of plants they meet.

Historical Dictionary of Malta
Historical Dictionary of Malta

Author: Warren G. Berg

Publisher: Scarecrow Press

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 198

ISBN-13: 9780810830189

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A handy reference that provides an introduction to the history of the strategic archipelago of Malta. The entries cover the political, economic, and social situation in the country since its independence from Britain in 1964. Invaluable to those in the scholarly professions, many laypersons, and even casual tourists.

Landscapes and Landforms of the Maltese Islands
Landscapes and Landforms of the Maltese Islands

Author: Ritienne Gauci

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2019-08-04

Total Pages: 392

ISBN-13: 3030154564

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This 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.