Vegetation Classification and Plant Community Stability: A Summary and Synthesis1

摘要: Barbero and Quezel show that by not setting a limit on thermal minima, an entire scale of vegetation types emerges. Also, annual rainfall humidity create bioclimatic zones are useful in classification. Finally, altitudinal levels can be correlated with criteria, species composition, types. I have attempted only to summarize each paper but also refer other information papers so the reader evaluate its contribution. take full responsibility for interpretation these this summary. The first two deal classification, third contrasts California Israel shrublands, chaparral succession, final presents timely discussion coastal sage scrub succession. Each author has made significant contribution manner which we classify perceive dynamics Mediterranean-type vegetation.