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Mediterranean Island Landsc...
Mediterranean islands exhibit many similarities in their biotic ecological, physical and environmental characteristics. There are also many differences in terms of their human colonization and current anthropogenic pressures. This book addresses in three sections these characteristics and examines the major environmental changes that the islands experienced during the Quaternary period. The first section provides details on natural and cultural factors which have shaped island landscapes. It describes the environmental and cultural changes of the Holocene and their effects on biota, as well as on the current human pressures that are now threats to the sustainability of the island communities. The second section focuses on the landscapes of the largest islands namely Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica, Cyprus, Crete, Malta and the Balearics. Each island chapter includes a special topic reflecting a particular characteristic of the island. Part three presents strategies for action towards sustainability in Mediterranean islands and concludes with a comparison between the largest islands. Despite several published books on Mediterranean ecosystems/landscapes there is no existing book dealing with Mediterranean islands in a collective manner. Students, researchers and university lecturers in environmental science, geography, biology and ecology will find this work invaluable as a cross-disciplinary text while planners and politicians will welcome the succinct summaries as background material to planning decisions
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monografia Rebiun16920827 https://catalogo.rebiun.org/rebiun/record/Rebiun16920827 cr nn 008mamaa 100301s2008 ne | s |||| 0|eng d 9781402050640 978-1-4020-5064-0 10.1007/978-1-4020-5064-0 doi UPNA0264601 UPVA 996894719403706 UAM 991007698080304211 PSTS bicssc SCI020000 bisacsh GAR014000 bisacsh 577 23 Vogiatzakis, Ioannis. editor Mediterranean Island Landscapes Recurso electrónico-En línea] :] Natural and Cultural Approaches edited by Ioannis Vogiatzakis, G. Pungetti, A. M. Mannion Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2008 Dordrecht Dordrecht Springer Netherlands XXXII, 369 p. online resource XXXII, 369 p. Landscape Series 1572-7742 9 Biomedical and Life Sciences (Springer-11642) Nature and Culture in Mediterranean Islands -- to the Mediterranean Island Landscapes -- The Tertiary\2013Quaternary Environmental History of the Mediterranean Basin: The Background to Mediterranean Island Environments -- Holocene History of Mediterranean Island Landscapes -- Island Biogeography and Landscape Ecology -- Cultural Landscapes of Mediterranean Islands -- Political Landscapes of Mediterranean Islands -- Mediterranean Island Landscapes -- Sicily -- Sardinia -- Cyprus -- Corsica -- Crete -- The Balearic Islands -- The Maltese Archipelago -- Future Perspectives -- Landscape Strategies -- Conclusions Accesible sólo para usuarios de la UPV Recurso a texto completo Mediterranean islands exhibit many similarities in their biotic ecological, physical and environmental characteristics. There are also many differences in terms of their human colonization and current anthropogenic pressures. This book addresses in three sections these characteristics and examines the major environmental changes that the islands experienced during the Quaternary period. The first section provides details on natural and cultural factors which have shaped island landscapes. It describes the environmental and cultural changes of the Holocene and their effects on biota, as well as on the current human pressures that are now threats to the sustainability of the island communities. The second section focuses on the landscapes of the largest islands namely Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica, Cyprus, Crete, Malta and the Balearics. Each island chapter includes a special topic reflecting a particular characteristic of the island. Part three presents strategies for action towards sustainability in Mediterranean islands and concludes with a comparison between the largest islands. Despite several published books on Mediterranean ecosystems/landscapes there is no existing book dealing with Mediterranean islands in a collective manner. Students, researchers and university lecturers in environmental science, geography, biology and ecology will find this work invaluable as a cross-disciplinary text while planners and politicians will welcome the succinct summaries as background material to planning decisions Reproducción electrónica Forma de acceso: Web Life sciences Geography Landscape ecology Environmental sciences Nature Conservation Humanities Life Sciences Landscape Ecology Geography (general) Environment, general Cultural Heritage Nature Conservation Pungetti, G. editor Mannion, A. M. editor SpringerLink (Servicio en línea) Springer eBooks Springer eBooks Printed edition 9781402050633 Landscape Series 1572-7742 9