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Global Change and Mediterranean-Type Ecosystems

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Editors:
  1. José M. Moreno

    1. Departamento de Ecología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain

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  2. Walter C. Oechel

    1. Department of Biology, San Diego State University, San Diego, USA

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Part of the book series: Ecological Studies (ECOLSTUD, volume 117)

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Table of contents (24 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Relevance of Regional Models for Analyzing Future Climate Change in the Iberian Peninsula

    • Manuel Castro, Casimiro Fernández, Clemente Gallardo, Miguel A. Gaertner
    Pages 1-34

  3. Modeling Leaf Level Effects of Elevated CO2 on Mediterranean Sclerophylls

    • Peter C. Harley
    Pages 35-57

  4. Direct Effects of Elevated CO2 in Chaparral and Mediterranean-Type Ecosystems

    • Walter C. Oechel, Steven J. Hastings, George L. Vourlitis, Mitchell A. Jenkins, Cara L. Hinkson
    Pages 58-75

  5. Biomass Partitioning and Resource Allocation of Plants from Mediterranean-Type Ecosystems: Possible Responses to Elevated Atmospheric CO2

    • David W. Hilbert, Josep Canadell
    Pages 76-101

  6. Preliminary Studies of the Long-Term CO2 Response of Mediterranean Vegetation Around Natural CO2 Vents

    • F. Miglietta, M. Badiani, I. Bettarini, P. van Gardingen, F. Selvi, A. Raschi
    Pages 102-120

  7. Anticipated Effects of Elevated CO2 and Climate Change on Plants from Mediterranean-Type Ecosystems Utilizing Results of Studies in Other Ecosystems

    • Boyd R. Strain, Richard B. Thomas
    Pages 121-139

  8. Plant Responses to Drought Under Climate Change in Mediterranean-Type Ecosystems

    • J. S. Pereira, M. M. Chaves
    Pages 140-160

  9. Functional Attributes of Angiosperm Hemiparasites and Their Hosts and Predictions of Possible Effects of Global Climate Change on Such Relationships

    • John S. Pate
    Pages 161-180

  10. Effects of Global Change on Plant—Animal Synchrony: Implications for Pollination and Seed Dispersal in Mediterranean Habitats

    • W. J. Bond
    Pages 181-202

  11. The Coastal Sage Scrub—Chaparral Boundary and Response to Global Climatic Change

    • George P. Malanson, John F. O’Leary
    Pages 203-224

  12. Vegetation Response to Climatic Change in a Dune Ecosystem in Southern Spain

    • O. Merino, R. Villar, A. Martín, Diego García, J. Merino
    Pages 225-238

  13. Monitoring Ecosystem Response to Global Change: High Spatial Resolution Digital Imagery

    • Allen S. Hope
    Pages 239-253

  14. Monitoring Ecosystem Response to Global Change: Multitemporal Remote Sensing Analyses

    • Douglas A. Stow
    Pages 254-286

  15. Microbe—Plant Interactions in Mediterranean-Type Habitats: Shifts in Fungal Symbiotic and Saprophytic Functioning in Response to Global Change

    • Michael F. Allen, Sherri J. Morris, Fred Edwards, Edith B. Allen
    Pages 287-305

  16. Soil Organic Matter in Mediterranean-Type Ecosystems and Global Climatic Changes: A Case Study—The Soils of the Mediterranean Basin

    • P. Bottner, M. M. Coûteaux, V. R. Vallejo
    Pages 306-325

  17. Ecosystem Response to Elevated CO2: Nutrient Availability and Nutrient Cycling

    • W. D. Stock, G. F. Midgley
    Pages 326-342

  18. Volatile Organics in Mediterranean Shrubs and Their Potential Role in a Changing Environment

    • Günther Seufert, Dimitris Kotzias, Carmelina Spartà, Bruno Versino
    Pages 343-370

  19. Using Catchments of Contrasting Hydrological Conditions to Explore Climate Change Effects on Water and Nutrient Flows in Mediterranean Forests

    • Josep Piñol, Jaume Terradas, Anna Avila, Ferran Rodà
    Pages 371-385

  20. Water Balance of Mediterranean Ecosystems Under a Changing Climate

    • S. Rambal, G. Debussche
    Pages 386-407
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About this book

Regions with Mediterranean-type climates include parts of California, South America, Australia, and of course, Europe. The effect of global climate change on these heavily populated areas will have major social and political ramifications.
This volume addresses issues in these areas, from processes at the leaf level to the individual, ecosystem, and landscape levels. This book will serve to raise awareness on the significance of these types of ecosystems, and on their sensitivity to the threat that global change represents.

Reviews

"...with extensive up-to-date reference lists and a very complete index, here we have an excellent book with a very high standard of contributions, a key work for the whole of Mediterranean studies and global change research." The Holocene

Editors and Affiliations

  • Departamento de Ecología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain

    José M. Moreno

  • Department of Biology, San Diego State University, San Diego, USA

    Walter C. Oechel

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Global Change and Mediterranean-Type Ecosystems

  • Editors: José M. Moreno, Walter C. Oechel

  • Series Title: Ecological Studies

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4186-7

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York, Inc. 1995

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-94352-7Published: 20 October 1995

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4612-8690-5Published: 18 October 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4612-4186-7Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0070-8356

  • Series E-ISSN: 2196-971X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XX, 532

  • Topics: Geoecology/Natural Processes, Nature Conservation, Ecology

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