دانلود کتاب Mediterranean Type Ecosystems: Origin and Structure

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Front Matter....Pages I-XII
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Historical View of the Concept of Ecosystem Convergence....Pages 3-7
Front Matter....Pages 9-10
Distribution and Peculiarity of Mediterranean Ecosystems....Pages 11-19
Climatographical Comparisons between Chile and the Western Coast of North America....Pages 21-36
The Physiography of the Mediterranean Lands with Special Emphasis on California and Chile....Pages 37-52
Geomorphological Processes and Characteristic Landforms in the Mediterranean Regions of the World....Pages 53-60
Analogies between the Soil and Vegetation Types of Italy, Greece, and California....Pages 61-80
Front Matter....Pages 81-82
Structure and Function of the California Chaparral — an Example from San Dimas....Pages 83-112
Structure and Functional Response of Ecosystems in the Mediterranean Climate of Australia....Pages 113-120
The Role of the Secondary Plant Chemistry in the Evolution of the Mediterranean Scrub Vegetation....Pages 121-155
Comparative Anatomy of Sclerophylls of Mediterranean Climatic Areas....Pages 157-167
Front Matter....Pages 169-170
Soil Animals in Latitudinal and Topographical Gradients of Mediterranean Ecosystems....Pages 171-190
Microbial Activity under Seasonal Conditions of Drought in Mediterranean Climates....Pages 191-198
Soil-Vegetation Relationships in Mediterranean Ecosystems of Southern France....Pages 199-210
Front Matter....Pages 211-212
The Evolution of Mediterranean Floras....Pages 213-224
History of the Mediterranean Ecosystem in California....Pages 225-277
Front Matter....Pages 279-283
Biogeography of Soil Beetles in Mediterranean Regions....Pages 285-294
Biogeography of Pseudoscorpions in the Mediterranean Regions of the World....Pages 295-305
Parallel Evolution and Bird Niches....Pages 307-338
Ecological Convergence of the Lizard Faunas of the Chaparral Communities in Chile and California....Pages 339-348
Segregation of Lizard Niches in the Mediterranean Region of Chile....Pages 349-360
Front Matter....Pages 361-361
Man’s Impact on the Several Regions with Mediterranean Climates....Pages 363-371
The Human Degradation of Mediterranean Landscapes in Israel....Pages 373-390
Back Matter....Pages 391-408