Araucaria: A Floresta do Brasil Meridional. 2nd ed. 2010. illus. 168 p. Hardcover. - In Portuguese, with Latin nomenclature.

This work addresses the formation of pine forests since the emergence of the first ancestor of the araucaria tree, 250 million years ago. It reveals the richness of the flora and fauna, shows the way of life of the first inhabitants of the forest, the Kaingang Indians, and outlines the occupation of the territory by colonizers, as well as the commercial exploitation of wood, a determining factor for their near extermination. Richly illustrated with current and historical photographs, the book also compares the model of exploitation of the Araucaria Forest with other Brazilian biomes, with a brief overview of the Cerrado, the Caatinga, the Seasonal Forest, the Pantanal, the Atlantic Forest and the Amazon.