R. H. Groves / F. Di Castri (ed.)

Biogeography of Mediterranean Invasions

Herausgeber: Castri, F. Di; Groves, R. H.; Di Castri, F.

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book is an initiative of a subcommittee of SCOPE (Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 504
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Februar 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 810g
• ISBN-13: 9780521063906
• ISBN-10: 0521063906
• Artikelnr.: 23554065

Inhaltsangabe

Preface; Part I. Introduction: 1. An ecological overview of the five
regions with a mediterranean climate F. di Castri; Part II. Historical
Background: 2. The palaeohistory of the Mediterranean biota Z. Naveh and
J.-L. Vernet; 3. Human impact on the biota of mediterranean-climate regions
of Chile and California H. Aschmann; 4. Central Chile: how do introduced
plants and animals fit into the landscape? E. R. Fuentes; 5. Historical
background of invasions in the mediterranean region of southern Africa H.
J. Deacon; 6. A short history of biological invasions of Australia R. H.
Groves; Part III. Biogeography of Taxa: IIIa. Higher Plants: 7. Invasive
plants of the Mediterranean Basin E. Le Floc'h; 8. Invasive vascular plants
of California M. Rejmanek, C. D. Thomsen and I. D. Peters; 9. Introduction
of plants into the mediterranean-type climate area of Chile G. Montenegro,
S. Teillier, P. Arce and V. Poblete; 10. Introduced plants of the fynbos
biome of South Africa M. J. Wells; 11. Invasive plants of southern
Australia P. M. Kloot; 12. Life cycles of some Mediterranean invasive
plants I. Olivieri, P.-H. Gouyon and J.-M. Prosperi; 13. Invasion processes
as related to succession and disturbance J. Lepart and M. Debussche; 14. Is
fire an agent favouring plant invasions? L. Trabaud; 15. Plant invasion and
soil seed banks: control by water and nutrients R. L. Specht and H. T.
Clifford; 16. Invasion by annual brome grasses: a case study challenging
the homoclime approach to invasions J. Roy, M. L. Navas and L. Sonié; IIIb.
Mammals: 17. Patterns of Pleistocene turnover, current distribution and
speciation among Mediterranean mammals G. Cheylan; 18. Introduced mammals
in California W. Z. Lidicker Jr; 19. Ecology of a successful invader: the
European rabbit in central Chile F. M. Jaksic and E. R. Fuentes; 20.
Mammals introduced to the mediterranean region of South Africa R. C.
Bigalke and D. Pepler; 21. Mammals introduced to southern Australia T. D.
Redhead, G. R. Singleton, K. Myers and B. J. Coman; IIIc. Birds: 22.
Invasions and range modifications of birds in the Mediterranean Basin J.
Blondel; 23. Invasions in the mediterranean avifaunas of California and
Chile F. Vuilleumier; 24. Birds introduced to the fynbos biome of South
Africa R. K. Brooke and W. R. Siegfried; 25. Species of introduced birds in
mediterranean Australia J. L. Long and P. R. Mawson; Part IV. Applied
Aspects of Mediterranean Invasions: 26. Weed invasion in agricultural areas
J. L. Guillerm; 27. Plant invasions in the rangelands of the isoclimatic
mediterranean zone H. N. Le Houérou; 28. Forest plantations and invasions
in the mediterranean zones of Australia and South Africa L. D. Pryor; 29.
The importation of mediterranean-adapted dung beetles (Coleoptera:
Scarabaeidae) from the northern hemisphere to other parts of the world A.
A. Kirk and J.-P. Lumaret; Part V. Overview: 30. The biogeography of
mediterranean plant invasions R. H. Groves; 31. The biogeography of
mediterranean animal invasions F. di Castri; Index of scientific names;
Subject index.