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Title: Plant Life in the World's Mediterranean Climates: California, Chile, South Africa, Australia, and the Mediterranean Basin by Peter R. Dallman ISBN: 0-520-20809-9 Publisher: University of California Press Pub. Date: September, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $29.95

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Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: A thoughtful, beautifully produced book
Comment: This book falls into a category somewhere between botany, climatology, and geography; it looks at several different types of "mediterranean climate" around the world, and describes the different vegetational types within each region, explaining (in a scholarly but accessible way) why these plant communities look the way they do.

It's beautifully produced, with both climate maps and full-color illustrations of plants and plant communities. I know of no other book that explains the relationship between geography and botanical ecology this elegantly; it's a lot of fun to browse, and I would recommend it *very* highly to armchair travellers with botanical inclinations.

Rating: 5
Summary: A "must" for horticulralists and gardeners.
Comment: Peter Dallman's Plant Life In The World's Mediterranean Climates covers plants of California, Australia, South Africa and the Mediterranean, and will prove more accessible to general audiences studying plants. Here are photos, charts, and a host of details on plant communities and plant life common to this climate, with chapters providing both individual regional details and links between plants of each area. This is a highly recommended pick not just for specialty libraries, but for general collections.

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