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Plant geographical and morphological evidences in the evolution of the Mediterranean flora (with particular reference to the Italian representatives)

Evidenze fitogeografiche e morfologiche nell'evoluzione della flora mediterranea (con particolare riguardo ai rappresentanti italiani)

Pages 243-255 | Published online: 14 Apr 2013
 

Summary

The author discusses a large number of taxonomical groups from the Mediterranean flora in which it seems possible to identify regular patterns in distribution, ecology and length of the life-cycle. On the basis of these observations the author recognizes in the recent evolution of the Mediterranean flora a general tendency to a sort of reduction of the vegetative apparatus correlated to the occupation of seminatural and anthropogenous habitats and diffusion on broad geographical areas. This tendency is interpreted as a consequence of man's action on the environment.

L'autore elenca una serie di gruppi della flora mediterranea che presentano delle regolarità per quanto riguarda la distribuzione, l'ecologia e la durata del ciclo vitale. Sulla base di queste osservazioni egli ritiene di poter constatare nell'evoluzione recente della flora mediterranea una tendenza generale alla riduzione del ciclo vitale, coUegata al passaggio in ambienti seminaturali o antropizzati ed alia diffusione su ampie aree, questa tendenza viene spiegata come conseguenza dell'azione umana sull'ambientb.

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