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The Comparative Evolution of Mediterranean-Type Ecosystems: A Southern Perspective

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Mediterranean-Type Ecosystems

Part of the book series: Ecological Studies ((ECOLSTUD,volume 43))

Abstract

The mediterranean-type climate areas of the world (Aschmann 1973:13) show considerable variation in geographical extent, physiography, lithology and structure as well as differences in the biotas. This can be explained at a general level by the remoteness of these areas from each other, differences in earth history of each and their long isolation. Historical studies give a perspective on the scale of change in environmental parameters and biotas over longer periods than can be observed directly from contemporary experiments and further they promote a dynamic rather than a static viewpoint. The mediterranean areas, no less than the tropical regions (Simpson and Haffer 1978), carry an imprint of past changes in climate and related environmental effects, and evolution, dispersal and extinction through time have determined the modern biotas. The purpose of this paper is to discuss some aspects of climatic and vegetation change with specific emphasis on southern Australia and southern Africa to illustrate the kind of information currently available for comparing the selective pressures that have contributed to the evolution of the mediterranean-type ecosystems.

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    Jennifer U. M. Jarvis

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Deacon, H.J. (1983). The Comparative Evolution of Mediterranean-Type Ecosystems: A Southern Perspective. In: Kruger, F.J., Mitchell, D.T., Jarvis, J.U.M. (eds) Mediterranean-Type Ecosystems. Ecological Studies, vol 43. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-68935-2_1

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