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Vegetation of the Canary Islands

By: Marcelino J del Arco Aguilar(Author), Octavio Rodríguez Delgado(Author)
429 pages, 236 colour photos and colour illustrations, 6 b/w illustrations, tables
Publisher: Springer Nature
Vegetation of the Canary Islands
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  • Vegetation of the Canary Islands ISBN: 9783319772547 Hardback Aug 2018 In stock
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The volcanic and oceanic nature of the Canary Islands, its rich plant biodiversity and high rate of endemism, as well as the relict character of some of its plant communities make it a territory of great biological interest. The main geographic, climatic, bioclimatic, biogeographic and floristic features of the Islands are shown and related to the distributional pattern of potential communities along an altitudinal gradient. Current vegetation units and their ecology are described and illustrated with numerous pictures. Potential vegetation units are summarized and comprehensive maps of the potential natural vegetation for each island are given. Human impact on the natural landscape, the occurrence of invasive plants, and the probable impact of climate change on the flora and vegetation are discussed. The conservation status of flora and vegetation are assessed. Four appendixes include a syntaxonomical scheme, a brief history of botanical studies and explorations in the Islands, ethnobotanical notes, and a list of selected literature.

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By: Marcelino J del Arco Aguilar(Author), Octavio Rodríguez Delgado(Author)
429 pages, 236 colour photos and colour illustrations, 6 b/w illustrations, tables
Publisher: Springer Nature
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"[...] Vegetation of the Canary Islands will appeal to anyone interested in the ecology of this most fascinating of archipelagos, though at £119.99 for the hardback it is expensive. It should certainly be bought by any library of a university that carries out teaching and research on the islands. The earlier and later chapters will be of most use for students and their teachers; the central sections on phytosociology really require more specialist knowledge, though there's a lot of fascinating ecology in there for the patient reader. One thing that did surprise me about the book is that the role of fire in determining the type of vegetation in an area Is hardly considered, except as it relates to the negative consequences of large wildfires [...]."
– Jeff Ollerton, The Niche, March 2019

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