Résumé
Since the first edition of this book published in 2005, there has been an immense amount of new and fascinating work on the history, ecology, and evolution of the Mediterranean flora. During this time, human impacts have continued to increase dramatically, significantly influencing both the ecology and evolution of the region' s biota. This timely and comprehensive update of the original text integrates a diverse and scattered literature to produce a synthetic account of Mediterranean plant evolutionary ecology. It maintains the accessible style of its previous version whilst incorporating recent work in a new structural framework. This is not a traditional book on plant evolution, but rather a novel integration of history, ecology, biogeography, and evolution, all set in the context of a dramatically increasing footprint. There is a particular emphasis on the role of human activities as an ecological factor and their subsequent impact on plant evolution. This new edition also demonstrates how an understanding of the evolutionary ecology of the region' s flora can be used to provide insights into its future conservation and management.