
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Arianoutsou, M 
A1  - Thanos, CA 
T1  - Legumes in the Fire-Prone Mediterranean Regions: an Example From Greece
JF  - International Journal of Wildland Fire
JO  - Int. J. Wildland Fire
Y1  - 1996
VL  - 6
IS  - 2
SP  - 77
EP  - 82
KW  - Mediterranean ecosystems; Greece; Legurninosae;Ecological success
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/WF9960077 
N2  - Mediterranean climate ecosystems of the Mediterranean rim are rich in legumes, both as woody shrubs of the late successional stages and as short-lived, pioneer herbaceous plants. In a survey of the floras of numerous geographic regions of Greece, legumes in Mediterranean parts are found to contribute considerably more (11-16% of the total number of species) than in non-Mediterranean regions (6-8%). Legume presence is also notable in other Mediterranean-type ecosystems of the world; nevertheless most leguminous taxa of the Mediterranean basin are herbs in contrast to a significant contribution of shrubs in California and Chile. Due to their long-lived soil banks of hard coated seeds herbaceous legumes are usually among the early post-fire colonizers in the Mediterranean and may play a significant role in the succession of fire-prone communities. 
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