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The objectives of the Data-Source Book arc to collate relevant parameters which appear to control the structure and function of major ecosystems (and component plant and animal species) in the mediterranean-climate regions of the world (southern Australia, California-Arizona, Chile, the Mediterranean Basin, Cape Province of South Africa).
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Catling, P.C. et al. (1988). Climate, vegetation, vertebrates and soil/litter invertebrates of mediterranean-type ecosystems — data-banks. In: Specht, R.L. (eds) Mediterranean-type Ecosystems. Tasks for vegetation science, vol 19. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3099-5_1
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