Book ID: 36869
KRICHER, John C.
A Neotropical Companion. An introduction to the Animals, Plants and Ecosystems of the New World Tropics. 2nd rev. and expanded ed. 1997. 177 col. photographs. XXVI, 451 p. Paper bd.
Tropical Climates and Ecosystems/ Rainforest Structure and Diversity/ How a Rainforest Functions/ Evolutionary Patterns in the Tropics/ Complexities of Coevolution and Ecology of Fruit/ The Neotropical Pharmacy/ Living Off the Land in the Tropics/ Rivers through Rain-forests/ Introduction to the Andes and Tepuis/ Savannas and Dry Forests/ Coastal Ecosystems: Mangroves, Seagrass, and Coral Reefs/ Neotropical Birds/ A Rainforest Bestiary/ Deforestation and Conservation of Biodiversity.