Pines and Their Mixed Forest Ecosystems in the Mediterranean Basin

Almost 20 years after the first MEDPINE book Ecology, biogeography and management of Pinus halepensis and P. brutia forest ecosystems in the Mediterranean basin (Ne'eman and Trabaud, 2000) was published, this new book presents up-to-date and state of the art information, covering a wide range of topics concerning Mediterranean pine trees growing in native and planted forests, their ecosystems and management.

This will be an essential source of scientific information for learning, exploring planning and managing mediterranean pine and mixed forests. We focus on: genetics, adaptation, distribution and evolution
ecophysiology and drought resistance
pine and mixed forest ecosystems
forest dynamics biodiversity and biotic interactions
fire ecology
ecosystem services and policy
afforestation and management
all under the effect of global climate change. While forests are studied mainly in temperate and tropical zones, in the light of current climate change, focusing on Mediterranean forests growing in semi-humid to semi-arid zones is more important than ever.

This book will include mostly review chapters (and two outstanding case studies) contributed by leading scientists, foresters and managers, and will serve as a scientific textbook for students of biology, agriculture and forestry, researchers of ecology forestry and related fields, forest managers, policy and decision makers.