The Nature of Mediterranean Europe

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The Nature of Mediterranean Europe is written by Alfred Thomas Grove and published by Yale University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0300100558 (ISBN 10) and 9780300100556 (ISBN 13).

This large volume draws on evidence from fieldwork, historical records, archaeology, pollen analysis and recent research in discussing the ecology of Mediterranean Europe from the past to the present day. Grove and Rackham provide clear explanations and discussions of different ecosystems, of ruined landscapes, climate fluctuations and vegetation change, the impact of fire, terracing, agriculture and man's changing subsistence strategies, of coastal erosion and deforestation. A highly readable book, packed full of information, which also assesses the pessimistic view that many people hold over the future of the landscape and environment.