Table of Contents

1 Landscape Disturbance in Mediterranean-Type Ecosystems: An Overview.- 2 From Biodiversity to Ecodiversity — Holistic Conservation of the Biological and Cultural Diversity of Mediterranean Landscapes.- 3 Ecological Indicators of Landscape Degradation.- 4 Land Use Conflicts in the Western Cape Region of South Africa.- 5 Impacts of Land Use on Biodiversity in Southwestern Australia.- 6 Land Use Conflicts in California.- 7 Abandoned Lands and Land Use Conflicts in Southern France.- 8 Land Use Changes and Conflicts in the Mediterranean-Type Ecosystems of Western Crete.- 9 Land Use Changes and Conflicts in Central Chile.- 10 Local Endemism and Plant Conservation in the Cape Floristic Region.- 11 Managing Biodiversity on the Cape Peninsula, South Africa: A Hotspot Under Pressure.- 12 Biodiversity and Conservation Biology of Coastal Transition Zones from Mediterranean to Desert Ecosystems: An Intercontinental Comparison.- 13 Distribution and Ecology of Geophytes in Chile. Conservation Threats to Geophytes in Mediterranean-Type Regions.- 14 Coupling Demography, Physiology and Evolution in Chaparral Shrubs.- 15 Physiological Ecology of Mediterranean Seeds: Links with Ex Situ Conservation of Plants.- 16 Aspects of Demography in Post-Fire Mediterranean Plant Communities of Greece.- 17 Ecophysiological Processes and Demographic Patterns in the Structuring of California Chaparral.- 18 Insect Population Changes and Conservation in the Disturbed Landscapes of Mediterranean-Type Ecosystems.- 19 Loss of Vertebrate Diversity Following European Settlement of Australian Mediterranean Regions.- 20 Bird Diversity in a Changing Landscape (Tuscany, Italy).- 21 Patterns of Mammalian Biodiversity, Urbanization, and Land Use in Southern California.- 22 Biodiversity in Fluctuating Dry-LandEnvironments: Basic and Applied Aspects.- 23 Politics and Environment in Mediterranean-Climate Regions.- Species Index.