Plant Evoliution in the Mediterranean: Insights for conservation. 2nd rev. ed. 2020. 352 p. gr8vo. Paper bd.

Since the first edition of this book published in 2005, there has been an immense amount of new and fascinating work on the history, ecology, and evolution of the Mediterranean flora. During this time, human impacts have continued to increase dramatically, significantly influencing both the ecology and evolution of the region's biota.

This timely and comprehensive update of the original text integrates a diverse and scattered literature to produce a synthetic account of Mediterranean plant evolutionary ecology. It maintains the accessible style of its previous version whilst incorporating recent work in a new structural framework. This is not a traditional
Plant Evolution in the Mediterranean is aimed at all those who are interested in the biology of the Mediterranean region, whether it is taxonomy, ecology, evolution, conservation policy and management, or the regional history of its biodiversity in general. It will be of relevance and use to all graduate students and researchers of Mediterranean-type ecosystem ecology and geography, as well as professional ecologists, evolutionary biologists, conservation biologists, and environmental practitioners requiring a concise, authoritative overview of the topic. -

Contents: Prelude/ A Mediterranean History/ The Ecology and Biogeography of Endemism/ The Evolution of endemic Plants/ The Evolution of a Cultural Heritage/ Plant Traits and Ecological Dynamics/ Plant Reproduction: Ecological Interactions, Evolutionary Chande/ Conservation in the Crossrods of History/ One of Five/ Science and Nature in a Changing Mediterranean World.