{"product_id":"mediterranean-mountain-environments-9780470686256","title":"Mediterranean Mountain Environments","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMediterranean Mountain Environments places its emphasis on physical geography while still adopting an integrated approach to the whole subject area. The book draws examples from a wide range of environments, demonstrating the interaction between human and physical processes responsible for shaping mountain areas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The diversity of contributions is well organized, making Mediterranean Mountain Environmentsuseful also as textbook, as it is presenting general concepts and detailed case-studies at the time.”  (\u003ci\u003eEthology Ecology \u0026amp; Evolution\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 May 2013)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“This framework could be a useful starting point for a future edition of this book, which could truly be a textbook with chapters on both physical and human geography, drawing together all of the knowledge deriving from research in the mountains of all of the countries of the region, including Algeria, Cyprus, Lebanon, Turkey, and the countries of the West Balkans, which rarely feature in this book.”  (\u003ci\u003eMountain Research and Development\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 August 2013)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“It will provide ideal reading for students, perhaps as the textbook for a field course.”  (\u003ci\u003eFrontiers of Biogeography\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 December 2012)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of contributors xi  \u003cp\u003ePreface xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Introduction to the Mediterranean mountain environments 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eIoannis N. Vogiatzakis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Introduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Setting the scene 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 The character of the Mediterranean mountains 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Quaternary environmental history 11\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eA.M. Mannion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Introduction 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 The pre-Quaternary period 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 The Quaternary period 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 The Holocene 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Conclusion 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Glacial history 35\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhilip D. Hughes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Introduction 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Pleistocene glaciations in the Mediterranean mountains 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Modern and recent glaciers in the Mediterranean mountains 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Conclusion 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Landforms and soils 65\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaria Teresa Melis and Stefano Loddo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Introduction 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Geomorphological processes in the Mediterranean mountain region 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Geological setting 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Soil characteristics of Mediterranean landscape units 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Northern Mediterranean mountain landscapes: from the Pyrenees to the Hellenids 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6 Eastern Mediterranean mountains: the Lebanon Mountains 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.7 Southern Mediterranean mountains: Atlas Mountains and Iberian Baetic Cordillera 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.8 Characteristic mountain landscapes of the Mediterranean islands 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.9 Conclusion 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Climate and hydrology 87\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarmen de Jong, Ibrahim Gürer, Alon Rimmer, Amin Shaban and Mark Williams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Introduction 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Climate and physical characteristics 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Vulnerability of water resources to climate change 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Adaptation strategies 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 Conclusion 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Biogeography 115\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eIoannis N. Vogiatzakis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Introduction to mountain biogeography 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Vegetation 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Flora 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Fauna 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 Conservation in Mediterranean mountains 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.6 Conclusion 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Cultural geographies 137\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eVeronica della Dora and Theano S. Terkenli\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Introduction 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Mythical mountains 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Theophanic mountains 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 ‘Traditional’ mountains 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 Commodified mountains 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.6 Conclusion 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Land use changes 159\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eVasilios P. Papanastasis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Introduction 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Drivers of land use changes 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Major land uses and their historical evolution 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Recent land use changes 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5 Discussion 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.6 Conclusion 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.7 Acknowledgements 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Climate change and its impact 185\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eD. Nogués-Bravo, J.I. López-Moreno and S.M. Vicente-Serrano\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Introduction 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Climate change in Mediterranean mountains 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Cryosphere changes in the Mediterranean mountains 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 Hydrosphere changes in the Mediterranean mountains 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5 Biosphere changes in the Mediterranean mountains 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.6 Conclusion 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Conclusions 201\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eIoannis N. 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