Plant Life in the World's Mediterranean Climates California, Chile, South Africa, Australia, and the Mediterranean Basin

Name: Plant Life in the World's Mediterranean Climates California, Chile, South Africa, Australia, and the Mediterranean Basin
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ISBN: 9780520208094

ISBN-10: 0520208099

ISBN-13: 9780520208094

Edition: N/A

Authors: Peter R. Dallman

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This book provides a wonderful overview of the landscapes, vegetation types, and plants of the five regions of the world that have a Mediterranean climate. This climate of mild, rainy winters and dry, warm summers is found in California, Central Chile, the Cape Region of South Africa, the southwestern part of Australia and the Mediterranean Basin. The regions are widely separated and the flora of each is distinctive, having for the most part developed independently. Nevertheless, the plants share remarkably similar characteristics which allow them to thrive in these unusual conditions. Peter Dallman's non-technical prose is complemented by numerous maps, tables, and figures, and the book is…

Book details

List price: $38.95
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 9/17/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 255
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.386
Language: English



Introduction



The Mediterranean climate



Plant and climate origins



Plant adaptations



Plant communities



California



Central Chile



Western Cape



Western Australia and South Australia



Mediterranean basin



Planning a trip


Metric conversion tables


Acknowledgements


References