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Preface
thanks are also due to Professor N.S. Margaris who first brought me
into contact with Mediterranean-type ecosystems. I feel profoundly
indebted to Assistant Professors S.P. Sgardelis and J.D. Pantis. Ambitious young ecologists at the time, we passionately debated the nature
of "Mediterraneity".It was indeed a fruitful period. I am also indebted to my collaborators and colleagues G.D. Iatrou, M.D. Asikidis,
M.D. Argyropoulou, K.J. Korfiatis and E.M. Papatheodorou, as well as
to my good friend Angela, the secretary of our department. Their
contribution to the elaboration of concrete ideas concerning Mediterranean-type ecosystems is invaluable. Finally, many thanks to Dr.
J.L. Cloudsley-Thompson who gave me the opportunity to write this
book, commented on earlier drafts and checked the text linguistically.
Paleokastro, March 1998
G. P. Stamou
Preface
thanks are also due to Professor N.S. Margaris who first brought me
into contact with Mediterranean-type ecosystems. I feel profoundly
indebted to Assistant Professors S.P. Sgardelis and J.D. Pantis. Ambitious young ecologists at the time, we passionately debated the nature
of "Mediterraneity".It was indeed a fruitful period. I am also indebted to my collaborators and colleagues G.D. Iatrou, M.D. Asikidis,
M.D. Argyropoulou, K.J. Korfiatis and E.M. Papatheodorou, as well as
to my good friend Angela, the secretary of our department. Their
contribution to the elaboration of concrete ideas concerning Mediterranean-type ecosystems is invaluable. Finally, many thanks to Dr.
J.L. Cloudsley-Thompson who gave me the opportunity to write this
book, commented on earlier drafts and checked the text linguistically.
Paleokastro, March 1998
G. P. Stamou