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Mediterranean Mountain Environments [Kõva köide]

(Open University of Cyprus)
  • Formaat: Hardback, 232 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 252x173x18 mm, kaal: 522 g
  • Ilmumisaeg: 10-Aug-2012
  • Kirjastus: Wiley-Blackwell
  • ISBN-10: 0470686243
  • ISBN-13: 9780470686249
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  • Formaat: Hardback, 232 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 252x173x18 mm, kaal: 522 g
  • Ilmumisaeg: 10-Aug-2012
  • Kirjastus: Wiley-Blackwell
  • ISBN-10: 0470686243
  • ISBN-13: 9780470686249
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Märksõnad:
Mediterranean mountains exhibit many similarities in their biotic ecological, physical and environmental characteristics. There are also many differences in terms of their human colonization pattern, historic land uses and current anthopogenic pressures. 

This book provides an introduction to these environments of mountainous areas in the Mediterranean and their changes in time and space in relation to both natural and cultural factors.

Mediterranean Mountain Environments places its emphasis on physical geography while adopting an integrated approach to the whole subject area. The book draws examples from a wide range of environments, demonstrating the interaction between human and physical processes responsible for shaping mountain areas. Risks and conflicts, as well as methods and tools for the conservation and management of both the natural and cultural environment are covered in the light of future challenges for the sustainable development of the Mediterranean mountains.





Emphasis on both mainland and island mountain ranges Combines natural and cultural approach in the topic Integrated approach: facing future challenges based on the study and understanding of the historical processes that have shaped the Mediterranean mountains Key references at the end of each chapter

Arvustused

This framework could be a useful starting point for a future edition of this book, which could truly be a textbook with chapters on both physical and human geography, drawing together all of the knowledge deriving from research in the mountains of all of the countries of the region, including Algeria, Cyprus, Lebanon, Turkey, and the countries of the West Balkans, which rarely feature in this book.  (Mountain Research and Development, 1 August 2013)

It will provide ideal reading for students, perhaps as the textbook for a field course.  (Frontiers of Biogeography, 1 December 2012)

 

List of contributors
xi
Preface xiii
Acknowledgements xv
1 Introduction to the Mediterranean mountain environments
1(10)
Ioannis N. Vogiatzakis
1.1 Introduction
1(2)
1.2 Setting the scene
3(3)
1.3 The character of the Mediterranean mountains
6(5)
References
9(2)
2 Quaternary environmental history
11(24)
A.M. Mannion
2.1 Introduction
11(1)
2.2 The pre-Quaternary period
12(3)
2.3 The Quaternary period
15(12)
2.4 The Holocene
27(2)
2.5 Conclusion
29(6)
References
30(5)
3 Glacial history
35(30)
Philip D. Hughes
3.1 Introduction
35(2)
3.2 Pleistocene glaciations in the Mediterranean mountains
37(15)
3.3 Modern and recent glaciers in the Mediterranean mountains
52(4)
3.4 Conclusion
56(9)
References
56(9)
4 Landforms and soils
65(22)
Maria Teresa Melis
Stefano Loddo
4.1 Introduction
65(1)
4.2 Geomorphological processes in the Mediterranean mountain region
65(1)
4.3 Geological setting
66(1)
4.4 Soil characteristics of Mediterranean landscape units
67(3)
4.5 Northern Mediterranean mountain landscapes: from the Pyrenees to the Hellenids
70(2)
4.6 Eastern Mediterranean mountains: the Lebanon Mountains
72(2)
4.7 Southern Mediterranean mountains: Atlas Mountains and Iberian Baetic Cordillera
74(4)
4.8 Characteristic mountain landscapes of the Mediterranean islands
78(5)
4.9 Conclusion
83(4)
References
83(4)
5 Climate and hydrology
87(28)
Carmen de Jong
Ibrahim Gurer
Alon Rimmer
Amin Shaban
Mark Williams
5.1 Introduction
87(3)
5.2 Climate and physical characteristics
90(13)
5.3 Vulnerability of water resources to climate change
103(3)
5.4 Adaptation strategies
106(2)
5.5 Conclusion
108(7)
References
109(6)
6 Biogeography
115(22)
Ioannis N. Vogiatzakis
6.1 Introduction to mountain biogeography
115(3)
6.2 Vegetation
118(6)
6.3 Flora
124(3)
6.4 Fauna
127(2)
6.5 Conservation in Mediterranean mountains
129(2)
6.6 Conclusion
131(6)
References
132(5)
7 Cultural geographies
137(22)
Veronica della Dora
Theano S. Terkenli
7.1 Introduction
137(2)
7.2 Mythical mountains
139(3)
7.3 Theophanic mountains
142(6)
7.4 `Traditional' mountains
148(3)
7.5 Commodified mountains
151(3)
7.6 Conclusion
154(5)
References
155(4)
8 Land use changes
159(26)
Vasilios P. Papanastasis
8.1 Introduction
159(1)
8.2 Drivers of land use changes
160(2)
8.3 Major land uses and their historical evolution
162(5)
8.4 Recent land use changes
167(6)
8.5 Discussion
173(5)
8.6 Conclusion
178(1)
8.7 Acknowledgements
178(7)
References
179(6)
9 Climate change and its impact
185(16)
D. Nogues-Bravo
J.I. Lopez-Moreno
S.M. Vicente-Serrano
9.1 Introduction
185(1)
9.2 Climate change in Mediterranean mountains
186(4)
9.3 Cryosphere changes in the Mediterranean mountains
190(1)
9.4 Hydrosphere changes in the Mediterranean mountains
191(1)
9.5 Biosphere changes in the Mediterranean mountains
192(5)
9.6 Conclusion
197(4)
References
198(3)
10 Conclusions
201(10)
Ioannis N. Vogiatzakis
10.1 Introduction
201(1)
10.2 Environmental challenges in Mediterranean mountains
202(3)
10.3 Adaptation and protection
205(3)
10.4 Conclusion
208(3)
References
208(3)
Index 211
Dr Ioannis Vogiatzakis is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Agri-Environmental Research, School of Agriculture Policy & Development, University of Reading. His research interests include: Plant ecology and biogeography of Mediterranean islands and mountains, GIS and remote sensing for vegetation and habitat modelling, Landscape Character Assessment and habitat restoration, The effects of landscape structure and habitat quality on biodiversity and The integration of species and habitat data for nature conservation evaluation.