The Vegetation of the Iberian Peninsula

This book provides a compact, up-to-date and detailed overview of the vegetation of the Iberian Peninsula, a highly diverse part of Europe in the Mediterranean area. Written by a group of experienced researchers, the volume includes a first section with general chapters discussing the climate, the biogeography and the flora, and a second section with detailed descriptions of the 14 regional sectors into which the peninsula and Balearic Islands have been divided. A third section explores special features, such as aquatic vegetation, gypsum and dolomite vegetation, coastal vegetation, mountain flora and vegetation, conservation issues and alien flora.

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Part 1. Description of the Vegetation of the Territories.- 1. The Balearic Islands (Leonardo Llorens and Lorenzo Gil).- 2. Lusitania (Dalila Espirito-Santo, Jorge Capelo, Carlos Neto, Carlos Pinto-Gomes, Silvia Ribeiro, Ricardo Quinto Canas and José Carlos Costa).- 3. La Mancha (Federico Fernández-González, Guillermo Crespo, Jesús Rojo and Rosa Pérez-Badia).- 4. Bética and Southwest Andalusia (Joaquín Molero and José Miguel Marfil).- 5. The Arid Southeast (Francisco Alcaraz).- Part 2. Special Features.- 6. The Edaphism: Gypsum, Dolomite and Serpentine Flora and Vegetation (Juan Mota, Juan Antonio Garrido-Becerra, Encarna Merlo, José Miguel Medina-Cazorla and Pedro Sánchez-Gómez).- 7. Aquatic and Wetland Vegetation (José Antonio Molina).- 8. Coastal Vegetation (Alfredo Asensi and Blanca Díez Garretas).- 9. The High Mountain Flora and Vegetation (Javier Loidi, Idoia Biurrun, Itziar García-Mijangos, Gonzalo García-Baquero, Mercedes Herrera and Juan Antonio Campos).- 10. Patterns of Vegetation Cover Shaping the Cultural Landscapes in the Iberian Peninsula (Antonio Gómez Sal).- 11. Alien Plants and Their influence on Vegetation (Mercedes Herrera, Juan Antonio Campos and Elias D. Dana).- 12. Biodiversity Conservation: Habitats and Plant Communities (Jesús Izco).- 13. The Plot-Based Databases of the Iberian Vegetation (Xavier Font, Laura Balcells and Berta Mora).