This advanced textbook explores the intriguing flora and plant
ecology of the Middle East, framed by a changing desert landscape,
global climate change, and the arc of human history. This vast
region has been largely under-recognized, under-studied, and
certainly under-published, due in part to the challenges posed to
research by political disputes and human conflict, and a treatise
on the subject is now timely. The book integrates Middle Eastern
plant geography and its major drivers (geo-tectonics, seed and
fruit dispersal, plant functional types, etc.) with the principles
of plant ecology. The authors include the many specialized
adaptations to desert and dryland ecosystems including succulence,
water-conserving photosynthesis, and a remarkable range of other
life history strategies. They explore the formation of 'climate
relicts', and describe the long history of domestication in the
region together with the many reciprocal effects of agriculture on
plant ecology. The book concludes by discussing conservation in the
region, highlighting five regional biodiversity hotspots where the
challenges of desertification, habitat loss, and other threats to
plant biodiversity are particularly acute. Plant Ecology in the
Middle East is a timely synthesis of the field, setting a new
baseline for future research. It will be important reading for both
undergraduate and graduate students taking courses in plant
ecology, evolution, systematics, biodiversity, and conservation,
and will also be of interest and use to a professional audience of
botanists, conservation biologists, and practitioners working in
dryland ecosystems.
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