Ecologists and biogeographers have been intrigued for a long time by the striking similarity of the vegetation and flora of southern temperate zone regions sepa

Like a star chart this volume orientates the reader to the key issues and debates in Pacific and Australasian biogeography, palaeoecology and human ecology. A f

Recent climatic shifts, based on mild winters and more hot summers have released vegetation shifts all over the world. The book presents numerous case studies f

Global climate change requires the development of programs that consider the active restoration of degraded forests and the use of native trees in afforestation

climate changes have had dramatic repercussions, including large numbers of extinctions and extensive shifts in species ranges