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Mediterranean ecosystems and vegetation
Authors: Vrahnakis, Michael
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Abstract:
The eighth teaching unit (TU8) of the book aims to introduce the reader to the ecosystems and vegetation of the terrestrial regions around the Mediterranean. The region is delimited and issues of its physiography are discussed. The origin and the evolution of vegetation over geological centuries are presented, mainly its relationship with the two most important historical geological features, i.e. the Messinian salinity crisis and the interglacial periods that prevailed in the region. These geological events significantly influenced the ecology, speciation and biodiversity patterns that developed in the Mediterranean region. The ecosystem services offered by Mediterranean vegetation and the threats it faces are described and the framework for their sustainability, which is based on five principles, is defined.
Linguistic Editors: Kalliaras, Dimitrios
Graphic Editors: Tsionis, Elias
Type: Chapter
Creation Date: 26-02-2025
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License: Attribution - NonCommercial - ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
Handle http://hdl.handle.net/11419/14557
Bibliographic Reference: Vrahnakis, M. (2025). Mediterranean ecosystems and vegetation [Chapter]. In Vrahnakis, M. 2025. Ecology of Terrestrial Ecosystems [Undergraduate textbook]. Kallipos, Open Academic Editions. https://hdl.handle.net/11419/14557
Language: Greek
Is Part of: Ecology of Terrestrial Ecosystems
Publication Origin: Kallipos, Open Academic Editions