Global Change and Mediterranean-Type Ecosystems

Front Matter....Pages i-xix
Relevance of Regional Models for Analyzing Future Climate Change in the Iberian Peninsula....Pages 1-34
Modeling Leaf Level Effects of Elevated CO 2 on Mediterranean Sclerophylls....Pages 35-57
Direct Effects of Elevated CO 2 in Chaparral and Mediterranean-Type Ecosystems....Pages 58-75
Biomass Partitioning and Resource Allocation of Plants from Mediterranean-Type Ecosystems: Possible Responses to Elevated Atmospheric CO 2 ....Pages 76-101
Preliminary Studies of the Long-Term CO 2 Response of Mediterranean Vegetation Around Natural CO 2 Vents....Pages 102-120
Anticipated Effects of Elevated CO 2 and Climate Change on Plants from Mediterranean-Type Ecosystems Utilizing Results of Studies in Other Ecosystems....Pages 121-139
Plant Responses to Drought Under Climate Change in Mediterranean-Type Ecosystems....Pages 140-160
Functional Attributes of Angiosperm Hemiparasites and Their Hosts and Predictions of Possible Effects of Global Climate Change on Such Relationships....Pages 161-180
Effects of Global Change on Plant—Animal Synchrony: Implications for Pollination and Seed Dispersal in Mediterranean Habitats....Pages 181-202
The Coastal Sage Scrub—Chaparral Boundary and Response to Global Climatic Change....Pages 203-224
Vegetation Response to Climatic Change in a Dune Ecosystem in Southern Spain....Pages 225-238
Monitoring Ecosystem Response to Global Change: High Spatial Resolution Digital Imagery....Pages 239-253
Monitoring Ecosystem Response to Global Change: Multitemporal Remote Sensing Analyses....Pages 254-286
Microbe—Plant Interactions in Mediterranean-Type Habitats: Shifts in Fungal Symbiotic and Saprophytic Functioning in Response to Global Change....Pages 287-305
Soil Organic Matter in Mediterranean-Type Ecosystems and Global Climatic Changes: A Case Study—The Soils of the Mediterranean Basin....Pages 306-325
Ecosystem Response to Elevated CO 2 : Nutrient Availability and Nutrient Cycling....Pages 326-342
Volatile Organics in Mediterranean Shrubs and Their Potential Role in a Changing Environment....Pages 343-370
Using Catchments of Contrasting Hydrological Conditions to Explore Climate Change Effects on Water and Nutrient Flows in Mediterranean Forests....Pages 371-385
Water Balance of Mediterranean Ecosystems Under a Changing Climate....Pages 386-407
Patterns of Fire Occurrence Across a Climatic Gradient and Its Relationship to Meteorological Variables in Spain....Pages 408-434
Sensitivity of Fire Regime in Chaparral Ecosystems to Climate Change....Pages 435-456
Global Environmental Change to and the Future of Mediterranean Forest Avifauna....Pages 457-470
Monitoring Environmental Change Through Amphibian Populations....Pages 471-481
Conservation, Restoration, and Research Priorities for Mediterranean Uplands Threatened by Global Climate Change....Pages 482-507
Back Matter....Pages 509-531