โ Scribed by Manuel Castro, Casimiro Fernรกndez (auth.), Josรฉ M. Moreno, Walter C. Oechel (eds.)
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
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.
Front Matter....Pages i-xix
Relevance of Regional Models for Analyzing Future Climate Change in the Iberian Peninsula....Pages 1-34
Modeling Leaf Level Effects of Elevated CO 2 on Mediterranean Sclerophylls....Pages 35-57
Direct Effects of Elevated CO 2 in Chaparral and Mediterranean-Type Ecosystems....Pages 58-75
Biomass Partitioning and Resource Allocation of Plants from Mediterranean-Type Ecosystems: Possible Responses to Elevated Atmospheric CO 2 ....Pages 76-101
Preliminary Studies of the Long-Term CO 2 Response of Mediterranean Vegetation Around Natural CO 2 Vents....Pages 102-120
Anticipated Effects of Elevated CO 2 and Climate Change on Plants from Mediterranean-Type Ecosystems Utilizing Results of Studies in Other Ecosystems....Pages 121-139
Plant Responses to Drought Under Climate Change in Mediterranean-Type Ecosystems....Pages 140-160
Functional Attributes of Angiosperm Hemiparasites and Their Hosts and Predictions of Possible Effects of Global Climate Change on Such Relationships....Pages 161-180
Effects of Global Change on PlantโAnimal Synchrony: Implications for Pollination and Seed Dispersal in Mediterranean Habitats....Pages 181-202
The Coastal Sage ScrubโChaparral Boundary and Response to Global Climatic Change....Pages 203-224
Vegetation Response to Climatic Change in a Dune Ecosystem in Southern Spain....Pages 225-238
Monitoring Ecosystem Response to Global Change: High Spatial Resolution Digital Imagery....Pages 239-253
Monitoring Ecosystem Response to Global Change: Multitemporal Remote Sensing Analyses....Pages 254-286
MicrobeโPlant Interactions in Mediterranean-Type Habitats: Shifts in Fungal Symbiotic and Saprophytic Functioning in Response to Global Change....Pages 287-305
Soil Organic Matter in Mediterranean-Type Ecosystems and Global Climatic Changes: A Case StudyโThe Soils of the Mediterranean Basin....Pages 306-325
Ecosystem Response to Elevated CO 2 : Nutrient Availability and Nutrient Cycling....Pages 326-342
Volatile Organics in Mediterranean Shrubs and Their Potential Role in a Changing Environment....Pages 343-370
Using Catchments of Contrasting Hydrological Conditions to Explore Climate Change Effects on Water and Nutrient Flows in Mediterranean Forests....Pages 371-385
Water Balance of Mediterranean Ecosystems Under a Changing Climate....Pages 386-407
Patterns of Fire Occurrence Across a Climatic Gradient and Its Relationship to Meteorological Variables in Spain....Pages 408-434
Sensitivity of Fire Regime in Chaparral Ecosystems to Climate Change....Pages 435-456
Global Environmental Change to and the Future of Mediterranean Forest Avifauna....Pages 457-470
Monitoring Environmental Change Through Amphibian Populations....Pages 471-481
Conservation, Restoration, and Research Priorities for Mediterranean Uplands Threatened by Global Climate Change....Pages 482-507
Back Matter....Pages 509-531
Geoecology/Natural Processes; Nature Conservation; Ecology
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