Vegetation Ecology of Socotra

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Brown, Gary (Συγγραφέας), Mies, Bruno A. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Σειρά: Plant and Vegetation, 7
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Biodiversity.; Ecosystems.; Plant ecology.; Community ecology, Biotic.; Conservation biology.; Ecology.; Life Sciences.; Plant Ecology.; Community & Population Ecology.; Conservation Biology/Ecology.; Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography.

The Socotra Archipelago is a regional biodiversity hotspot with a high degree of endemism, and it is for this reason that it is often referred to as the “Galápagos of the Indian Ocean”. Although its unique flora has received much attention recently, little information is available on the vegetation...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Topography, Climate and Soils
• 3. Geology
• 4. Flora and Biogeography
• 5. Ecology and Adaptive Strategies
• 6. Vegetation
• 7. Environmental Management
• Appendix 1. List of vascular plant species of the Socotra archipelago
• Appendix 2. List of bryophytes of Socotra
• Appendix 3. List of lichens of Socotra
• References
• Index.