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" Plant-animal interactions in Mediterranean-type ecosystems "
edited by M. Arianoutsou, R.H. Groves.
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774753
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edited by M. Arianoutsou, R.H. Groves.
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Plant-animal interactions in Mediterranean-type ecosystems\ edited by M. Arianoutsou, R.H. Groves.
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Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint : Springer, 1994
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Tasks for vegetation science, 31.
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(184 pages 77 illustrations)
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9401043922
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: 9401109087
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Historical introduction --; 1. Aristotle and Theophrastus on plant-animal interactions --; Community structure --; 2. Species richness of vascular plants and vertebrates in relation to canopy productivity --; 3. Summergreenness, evergreenness and life history variation in Mediterranean Blue Tits --; 4. Community structure and species richness in the Mediterranean-type soil fauna --; 5. Bird diversity within and among Australian heathlands --; 6. Plant community structure in southwestern Australia and aspects of herbivory, seed dispersal and pollination --; Triangular relationships --; 7. Resource webs in Mediterranean-type climates --; 8. Triangular trophic relationships in Mediterranean-climate Western Australia --; Herbivory --; 9. Has intensive grazing by domestic livestock degraded Mediterranean Basin rangelands? --; 10. Resource availability and herbivory in Larrea tridentata --; 11. Effects of insect herbivory on plant architecture --; Pollination --; 12. Pollination syndromes in the Mediterranean: generalizations and peculiarities --; 13. Red flowers and butterfly pollination in the fynbos of South Africa --; Seed dispersal --; 14. Modes of dispersal of seeds in the Cape fynbos --; 15. Why are there so many myrmecochorous species in the Cape fynbos? --; Index of key words --; Author index --; Systematic index.
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This volume comprises invited contributions on important aspects of plant--animal interactions in Mediterranean-type ecosystems, which was the subject of the Sixth International Conference on Mediterranean Climate Ecosystems held in Crete, Greece, from September 23 to 27, 1991.<br/> The subject of plant--animal interactions is fundamental to the Mediterranean-type ecosystems and their rational managements.<br/> All five regions of the world with a Mediterranean climate are represented: the Mediterranean basin sensu lato, California, Chile, South Africa, Australia. The book is divided into six parts. These six sections on plant--animal interactions reflect the major trends in the direction of research of the members of the International Society of Mediterranean Ecology (ISOMED).<br/>
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Ecology.
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Evolution (Biology)
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Life sciences.
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M Arianoutsou
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R H Groves
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