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Mediterranean Type Ecosystems - Origin and Structure (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1973)
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Mediterranean Type Ecosystems - Origin and Structure (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1973)
Series: Ecological Studies, 7
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No other disjunct pieces of land present such striking similarities
as the widely sepa 1 rated regions with a mediterranean type of
climate, that is, the territories fringing the Mediterranean Sea,
California, Central Chile and the southernmost strips of South
Mrica and Australia. Similarities are not confined to climatic
trends, but are also reflected in the physiognomy ofthe vegetation,
in land use patterns and frequently in the general appearance of
the landscape. The very close similarities in agricultural
practices and sometimes also in rural settlements are dependent on
the climatic and edaphic analogies, as well as on a certain
commonality in qdtural history. This is certainly true for the
Mediterranean Sea basin which in many ways represents a sort of
ecological-cultural unit; this is also valid for CaUfornia and
Chile, which were both settled by Spaniards and which showed
periods of vigorous commercial and cultural interchanges as during
the California gold rush. One other general feature is the massive
interchange of cultivated and weed species of plants that has
occurred between the five areas of the world that have a
mediterranean-type climate, with the Mediterranean basin region
itself as a major source. In spite of their limited territorial
extension, probably no other parts of the world have played a more
fundamental role in the history of mankind. Phoenician, Etruscan,
Hellenic, Jewish, Roman, Christian andArab civilizations, among
others, haveshapedmanyofman's present attitudes, including his
position and perception vis-a-vis nature."
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