Author: Dallman, Peter R.
Title: Plant Life in the World's Mediterranean Climates: California, Chile, South Africa, Australia, and the Mediterranean Basin
Description: Berkeley [CA], Univ. of California Press, (1998). orig.cloth. 26x18cm, xii,257 pp.. Textual maps & photo illus.. Minor rubbing. VG. dustwrapper. ¶ This attractively illustrated book is the first to describe and compare the landscapes, vegetation types, and plants of the five regions regions of the world - Australia, California, Chile, Europe, and South Africa - that have a Mediterranean climate. Its unique comparative approach makes the book ideal background reading for students on field courses to Mediterranean regions or studying drought-resistant plants. It will also be of interest to the growing number of ecotourists, to botanists, and to gardeners growing drought-resistant plants" - Publisher's description.

Keywords: Mediterranean-type Plants, Plant Geography, Phytogeography, Botany, Ecology, Plant Communities, , ,