โ Scribed by B. Dell, A. J. M. Hopkins, B. B. Lamont (auth.), B. Dell, A. J. M. Hopkins, B. B. Lamont (eds.)
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Front Matter....Pages I-VIII
Introduction....Pages 1-4
Resilience: concepts and measures....Pages 5-19
Resilience at the level of the plant community....Pages 21-38
Resilience of animal and plant communities to human disturbance....Pages 39-64
Resilience at the individual plant level....Pages 65-82
Resilience at the level of the individual animal....Pages 83-94
Resilience of mediterranean shrub communities to fires....Pages 95-112
Mammalian herbivory and resilience in mediterranean-climate ecosystems....Pages 113-128
Invasion of mediterranean ecosystems by weeds....Pages 129-145
Land use conflicts....Pages 147-160
Back Matter....Pages 161-168
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