Geoscience Reference
In-Depth Information
FURTHER READING
Blondel, J., and Aronson, J. (1999) Biology and Wildlife of the Mediterranean, Oxford: Oxford University Press. This topic
incorporates much of the recent research on plant and animal populations in the Mediterranean.
Geeson, N.A., Brandt, C. J., and Thornes, J. B. (2002) Mediterranean Desertification: a mosaic of processes and
responses,Chichester: Wiley. The definitive study of processes of soil erosion, land degradation and sustainable land
management in Mediterranean environments.
Grove, A. T., and Rackham, O. (2001) The Nature of Mediterranean Europe: an ecological history, New Haven, CT: Yale
University Press. A beautifully illustrated volume dealing with most aspects of the physical and human landscapes.
WEB RESOURCES
http://www.medalus.demon.co.uk T
his eight-year interdisciplinary study of Mediterranean Desertification and Land Use
(MEDALUS) was funded by the European Commission. It represents one of the most important recent scientific studies
of the Mediterranean environment in Europe, and the pressures to which it is being subjected.
http://www.csic.es M
any countries in Mediterranean Europe have active government programmes of research into, and
where necessary rehabilitation programmes for, their Mediterranean ecosystems. The Consejo Superior de
Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) in Spain is one of the most famous. Follow the website for two important scientific
stations: Centro de Investigaciones sobre Desertificatión (CIDE), Valencia, and Estación Experimental de Zonas Aridas
(EEZA), Almería.
